Ancient Spartan Sword - The Roman Spartan Sword Reviewed

The Ancient Spartan Sword originates out ofalso heat tempered with a hardness of fifty
Rome. This was the famous weapon used by thethree. The Hilt was made to fit with a cross guard
Ancient Roman Gladiators during death duels. Youand an Iron Pommel. The handle was
will be able to tell if it is a Spartan Templars Knightmanufactured out of solid wood and had black
Sword if there is a cross on the pommel. There isleather wrappings around it.
quite a bit of history behind this weapon. EdwardThe Gladius Ancient Spartan Sword
the II dissolved the order of the temple in 1314. AThis was another popular type of Ancient Sword
great deal of Templars during this time by orderused in Rome. In fact the Greeks used a very
were executed or sent to prison. Jacques Desimilar 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, wasthese might be similar to the Mainz types,
commonly used by Templars which is a bonafidehowever 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 Carbonare typically longer and narrower and were
Steel with a satin polished blade. The blade wasconsidered weapons for cutting and thrusting.