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MARTO 517
ROMAN GLADIUS SWORD
List: $433.00

Our Price: $329.99
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Toledo is famous for its historical character, its art and its steel. For almost 50 years Marto inherits the testimony of the sword manufacturing traditions of Toledo Spain among the list of the most famous swordcutlers of its time.

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ROMAN GLADIUS SWORD Model 517 by MARTO of Spain
This Marto Roman Sword is hand made by Marto of Toledo Spain. The Model 517 Sword by Marto of Toledo Spain is a Roman Gladius sword of the Mainz type, used between the 2nd century B.C. and the 1st century A.D. It was essentially a thrusting sword capable of rupturing mail. Particularly ornate, this historic replica has a forged and fully tempered stainless steel blade that has been mirror polished; thus will not rust and requires minimal care. The typical shaped 440 steel blade comes factory dull and features Roman symbols and styled designs etched down its center. The brass plated cast metal is ornate with figures sculpted in relief, while the handgrip is ring divided in anatomically worked wood. This authentic richly detailed Decorative Model Roman sword has a bronzed finish hilt that includes an oval shaped pewter inlay depicting a Roman Goddess figure guiding a lion drawn chariot. This exquisite collectors piece measures 28 inches in Overall Length.

 

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Overall Length: 28"
Blade Length: 19 3/4"
Hilt Length: 8 1/4"
Blade Edge: Factory Dull
Blade Material: 440 Steel- etched
Guard/Pommel - Zamak Bronze plated
Handle Material: Wood w/Brass rings
Weight: 3 lbs 5.6 oz

Specs may vary slightly from piece to piece.

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JULIUS CAESAR
Gaius Iulius Caesar (July 13, 100 BC – March 15, 44 BC), was a Roman military and political leader. He played a critical role in the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar (101 BC - 44 BC) was the greatest military and political leader of ancient Rome. During his lifetime the frontiers of the Roman Empire were pushed forward and secured. Leading his legions across the Rubicon, Caesar began a civil war in 49 BC from which he became the master of the Roman world. Rome was transformed from a republic into a government with a single ruler, thus Caesar was its first dictator.
Julius Caesar was a mathematician, an architect, and one of the ancient's world great orators. Caesar was ambitious and enjoyed the great power placed in his hands. This was given as one of the reasons for his murder at the hands of Brutus and Cassius.

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