After a long wait, i finally have a new blade...... a middle 1st century AD Roman Gallic pattern Gladius......
The thing is nearly-perfectly balanced, and, by it's tiny impurities, you can tell it is hand made.... It even has that 'handmade smell' about it..... most delighted, i am!
Woke up this morning, and felt the overpowering need for good ol' rock......
Today will be dovoted to the gods of old..... AC/DC, WASP, Megadeth, Metallica, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Whitesnake, Slayer, Motley Crue and Manowar.