ANCIENT ROMAN IRON GLADIUS SWORD
Ca. 100-200 AD.
An iron gladius blade with waisted edges, a triangular tip, and a long tang. The gladius was a key part of Roman military equipment and was used by the empire’s legionaries in close-quarters combat. It is partially thanks to this short sword that Rome was able to control an empire that reached from north-western Europe to the Near East and encompassed all the lands of the Mediterranean.
Size: L:570mm / W:60mm ; 500g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.
Estimate: GBP 1500 - 3000