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PS-SB819BK CHINA
ROMAN SPATHA w/scabbard
List Price: $149.00
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Overall Length: 39"
Blade Length: 30"
Handle Length: 9"
Blade Width at Guard: 2"

As more Germanic and barbarian tribes entered the Roman army, this longer spatha design replaced the traditional, shorter gladius as the preferred weapon of Rome's soldiers and gladiators. Measuring 39" overall, this sword offers striking historical detail and appeal.

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GLADIATOR SPATHA SWORD (PS-SB819BK) by CHINA
Equipped with a 30" mirror polished blade constructed from solid 440 stainless steel. Simulated Bone handle with Roman Coin inlay. The ornate handle coordinates with the leather wrapped wooden sheath which is equipped with functional straps and hardware. Blade is factory semi sharp. Sword measures 39" overall. Designed for decorative use.

THE ROMAN SPATHA
The spatha of literature appears in the Roman Empire in the 1st century as a weapon of presumed Germanic auxiliaries and went on from there to become a standard heavy infantry weapon, relegating the gladius to use as a light infantry weapon. The spatha apparently simply replaced the gladius in the front ranks, giving the infantry more reach in thrusting. Eventually under the later Roman Empire the spatha was adopted by many if not most legionaries. The Latin word, spatha, and all its derivatives, are a loan from ancient Greek Spatha, any object considered long and flat, such as the blade of an oar, a rib, the shuttle of a loom, a spatula, etc.

 

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