ROMAN GLADIUS 24" SWORD HANDMADE DAMASCUS HANDLE ROSE & PAKKA WOOD Details Gorgeous Hand Forged Damascus Blade Rose Wood & Pakka wood Handle Awesome Twist Pattern 26" Long | Blade is 18" Long Extra Thick 4-5 mm Blade 26.00 INCHES OVER ALL LENGTH CUSTOM HANDMADE DAMASCUS STEEL ROMAN GLADIUS SWORD HANDLE = Rose & Pakka WOOD HANDLE LENGTH = 08.00 Inches BLADE LENGTH = 18.00 Inches Hardness of the Blade is HRC 56-58 it is hand sharpened to a sharp edge and holds cutting edge after heavy use , SHEATH HAND STITCHED HEAVY DUTY LEATHER SHEATH OF COW HIDE IS INCLUDED, SHEATH IS ALSO SAME AS GAME You will receive same knife as shown in picture Not many custom makers can keep such pattern of layers upon layers flowing all the way to the edge of the blade, which creates a saw-blade effect at microscopic level, allowing the blade to keep cutting while other blades have dulled. We Hand forged the blade of this knife with 1095 and 15N20. Blade was given excellent heat treatment and Rockwell hardness of the blade along its edge is 56 and along the spin is 42-45. 4 mm thick blade has fantastic hand grind.