Talk:Shining Gladius

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Real-life weapon classification[edit]

This sword, unlike some of the "Gladius"es, almost deserves the title. It completely resembles an ancient Greek sword, called a Xiphos, that would have been used in various lengths by just about any Greek soldier in the ancient world. The leaf-shaped blade is a feature made common by that sword, and it appears here. The Xiphos is linked to the real-world gladius in that the gladius was the Roman "take" on the Xiphos, essentially making it simpler and more easy to mass-manufacture, as well as establishing it as a soldier's tool as much as it is a weapon. Hail and Kill! 15:55, 7 July 2009 (UTC)