| The Ancient Spartan Sword originates out of | | | | also heat tempered with a hardness of fifty |
| Rome. This was the famous weapon used by the | | | | three. The Hilt was made to fit with a cross guard |
| Ancient Roman Gladiators during death duels. You | | | | and an Iron Pommel. The handle was |
| will be able to tell if it is a Spartan Templars Knight | | | | manufactured out of solid wood and had black |
| Sword if there is a cross on the pommel. There is | | | | leather wrappings around it. |
| quite a bit of history behind this weapon. Edward | | | | The Gladius Ancient Spartan Sword |
| the II dissolved the order of the temple in 1314. A | | | | This was another popular type of Ancient Sword |
| great deal of Templars during this time by order | | | | used in Rome. In fact the Greeks used a very |
| were executed or sent to prison. Jacques De | | | | similar sword when they went to combat. |
| Molay, the orders last remaining Grand Master, | | | | Sometimes people refer to this as the Gladius |
| was burned to death at a public gathering. | | | | Hispaniensis or Hispanic Sword. People thought |
| The decorative cross of this weapon, was | | | | these might be similar to the Mainz types, |
| commonly used by Templars which is a bonafide | | | | however further research states this is wrong. |
| method of identifying this Ancient Spartan Sword. | | | | The blades on these followed a somewhat |
| This weapon originated in the 14th Century AD, | | | | different pattern when they were created. They |
| and was manufactured with 1060 High Carbon | | | | are typically longer and narrower and were |
| Steel with a satin polished blade. The blade was | | | | considered weapons for cutting and thrusting. |