What's the bomb-diggity gladius these days?
Mar 25, 2010 19:31:14 GMT
Post by Kilted Cossack on Mar 25, 2010 19:31:14 GMT
Gents:
Rather, ought I not to begin with something more along the lines of:
"Friends, Romans, countrymen!"
I am a butterfly, and I flit from this to that with abandon, taking joy in all that I see. Quite frequently, depictions of history in fiction arouse my interest----"With Fire and Sword" sets me (ahem) all afire for a Polish saber, "Wolf of the Steppes" by Harold Lamb gets me all ga-giggity for 17th century cossack sabers, "The Three Musketeers" makes me pine for rapiers. In a like vein (is it odd to say "a like vein" when talking about swords?), I've been reading John Madox Roberts' books about Decius Metellus, the SPQR series, and just naturally, I'm all het up about gladii.
Is it proper to decline gladius into the plural when one is writing in English? WHO CARES! HA HA HA HA HA!
Anyway.
The title gives it away. What's the bomb-diggity gladius these days?
Allow me to establish parameters: I am speaking of SBG-esque gladiuses (heck, gladii). Sub-$300, or with inflation, sub-$400 practical cutters/stabbers. I am not a re-enactor, and I apply my unfortunately not infamous (as of yet!) "squint test." If you can squint and think, "Yeah, looks like a gladius" then it's all good. I am moderately interested in historicity, within the limits of the squint test, but mostly I'm looking for a good solid sword. I'll be stabbing the be-Zeus-us out of two liter water bottles with this implement.
(Be-Zeus-us is trademarked by me and everyone is welcome to use it as long as you pay me some reasonable mordida in gold, camphor, kilts, nubile Circassian slave girls, umm, never mind, gold and camphor and kilts.)
I've got a Windlass qama, and have always said it's a one way ticket to Stabby Town, plus it cuts surprisingly well . . . but tis but an approximation of a gladius.
Insight and commentary is invited, as well as pure-dee recommendations. Gen2? Windlass? Valiant's Actium? (I could overlook the fullers!)
In the name of the Senate and People of Rome, I command you! (Or beg. Mostly beg.)
Rather, ought I not to begin with something more along the lines of:
"Friends, Romans, countrymen!"
I am a butterfly, and I flit from this to that with abandon, taking joy in all that I see. Quite frequently, depictions of history in fiction arouse my interest----"With Fire and Sword" sets me (ahem) all afire for a Polish saber, "Wolf of the Steppes" by Harold Lamb gets me all ga-giggity for 17th century cossack sabers, "The Three Musketeers" makes me pine for rapiers. In a like vein (is it odd to say "a like vein" when talking about swords?), I've been reading John Madox Roberts' books about Decius Metellus, the SPQR series, and just naturally, I'm all het up about gladii.
Is it proper to decline gladius into the plural when one is writing in English? WHO CARES! HA HA HA HA HA!
Anyway.
The title gives it away. What's the bomb-diggity gladius these days?
Allow me to establish parameters: I am speaking of SBG-esque gladiuses (heck, gladii). Sub-$300, or with inflation, sub-$400 practical cutters/stabbers. I am not a re-enactor, and I apply my unfortunately not infamous (as of yet!) "squint test." If you can squint and think, "Yeah, looks like a gladius" then it's all good. I am moderately interested in historicity, within the limits of the squint test, but mostly I'm looking for a good solid sword. I'll be stabbing the be-Zeus-us out of two liter water bottles with this implement.
(Be-Zeus-us is trademarked by me and everyone is welcome to use it as long as you pay me some reasonable mordida in gold, camphor, kilts, nubile Circassian slave girls, umm, never mind, gold and camphor and kilts.)
I've got a Windlass qama, and have always said it's a one way ticket to Stabby Town, plus it cuts surprisingly well . . . but tis but an approximation of a gladius.
Insight and commentary is invited, as well as pure-dee recommendations. Gen2? Windlass? Valiant's Actium? (I could overlook the fullers!)
In the name of the Senate and People of Rome, I command you! (Or beg. Mostly beg.)