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Sword of Peru LeafbladeRelated content
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love this sword and i'm even peruvian YEAH
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That is a singularly beautiful looking weapon. Not to be rude, but is it merely a showpiece, or is it functional as well as gorgeous?
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for custom hand made knife ,Swords .
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If only I had the income for that sort've thing...
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you are welcomeΒ
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Nice! DO you have any closeups of the etching??
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send me a email atΒ
huntingcollection3@gmail.comΒ
for custom hand made knife ,Swords .
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the romans wished they had something like that! excellent work!
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The name doesn't refer to the country Peru. It refers to the name of a sword in a fiction book.
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What fiction book may I ask?
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Breathtakingly beautiful , truly one of a kind
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That is a very beautiful blade. I would love to own one of these.
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I love the detailed design on the sword!
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Interesting name, and I don't know why you called it a Leagblade (I don't recall any swords having such a name, especially since this came across as a gladius when I first saw it), but I love it.
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i thinkit is simeler to a central african salampasu sword not a gladius
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Don't know why I said Leagblade instead of Leafblade. I don't usually make such mistakes. XD Still, knowing what a gladius looks like, this looks VERY similar.
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Gladius' are actually originally modeled after spanish leafblades, if my history is correct.
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I probably wouldn't have known about that.
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This does resemble a"mainz" style gladius which has a wasp waist which were later replaced by straight blades because they were easier to make-but the mainz continued to be carried by Roman soldiers and were cherished heirlooms passed on. This would have been the envy of any Roman soldier-most likely an officer would have loved to have this one. An impressive piece of work.
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I would love to have a "mainz" gladius.
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That it is. And that explains a lot.
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The leafblade pretty much just refers to that waisted blade shape. Sort of modern nomenclature but it's stuck in the sword community.
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Waisted blade shape? Not sure I get what you mean.
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That sort of hourglass shape of the blade, where it tapers in at the middle.
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beautiful peace of metal work, the engravings on the blade must have taken ages to get right, and the imprinted leather is a nice touch
great bit of work!!
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I don't understand. The shape of the blade is that of a Gladius, and the design of the carvings in the blade is european. Could you please show us some historical references?
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The actual sword is based on a sword from Atienza, Spain, dating from the fourth century BC. Kind of an early Iberian/Celt precursor to the gladius type of look. The "Sword of Peru" doesn't refer to the country. It's just a reference to the "Attila the Hun" book trilogy that references that whoever found the "Sword of Peru" would rule the world.
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i didnt know in my country we had this kind of swords lol, awesome..
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Yep, the leather work was also done by me.
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This is an awesome sword. I just love the engraving and the shape of the blade is cool too. i really want to start smithing?forging but i first have to set up a rather basic workplace.
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Nope, was done by me from an Atrim blank way back in 2004. Documented here: [link]
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No matter where I look when I click on a beautiful sword... It is always made by you.
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thats really amazing... kinda reminds me of Sting, the sword Bilbo gives to Frodo in LotR. awesome detail though. I want one xD
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I'm usually not one for such fancy work on the blade, but thats pretty. Love the scabbard too.
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This is one of the most beautiful swords I've seen!! What acid did you use for the etching?
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WOW ... Love this one. I'm especially drawn to the etching and the bronze work. A very nice piece that anyone would be proud to own.
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