I agree with your review. I bought a katana, it was a beautiful sword but I also realize that it was too long to be use inside the house just in case it was needed for seld defense. So I oreder a cold steel gladius for the same reasons you mentioned. Cheers!
I own it and it is a very nice sword for a proper amount of price. Once a guy came up to me with a baseball bat,trying to injure me. I drawed the Gladius and said come on bro. He turned on the point and ran away. If you practice a little (there are some nice roman sword fighting videos here on YT) it is after a firearm pure gold of choice.
I gave one to my brother, one night he heard his small dog in distress in the back yard. Being in California taking a gun to investigate was extremely problematic so he took his gladius and was confronted by 4 large racoons trying to make a meal of his dog. The two of the raccoons charged him, he swung at the first and stabbed at the second because it was so close and he could not recover from his swing. All he could remember was the color pink where the sword had laid the first animal open, the second ran into his home through the side door and was found in a pool of blood in the guest bathroom. He was able to recover his dog mostly unharmed.
If a blade is all you can use, this one is hard to beat. Literally. It was designed and proven in extremely dense combat with little to no room to swing a sword. So, the Romans adopted, then adapted the gladius to be primarily a thrusting weapon. They knew that a slashing motion is both exhausting and very often inaccurate in battle, as well as dangerous to ones' own troops. A slashing motion must be recovered, leaving the swordsman open. The Romans fought in disciplined linear units, close together, making the thrust the best option. It is accurate, lightning quick, and deadly. A sword thrust can be delivered many times against the opponent who is slashing. So, in a hallway, a small room, a doorway, with no gun? I say the gladius is a great option.
@@ashleighwilson2583 So, two guys broke into my apartment, I heard them jimmy my front door open. Was saving for a firearm at the time so all I had was this machete and the cold steel buckler. I walked down my stairs as they made it into my kitchen and one had a baseball bat the other had some kind of off brand K-Bar. The guy on the left caught the edge of my buckler right under his nose and the other came at me with the knife, I sidestepped and slashed down with my sword taking his arm off at the elbow. So yeah, it’s pretty damn effective lol also sidenote the guy who caught the buckler in the face, I broke his nose and knocked most of his teeth out so I can recommend their buckler as well lol
@@FriendShaped1045 Thank you for sharing your story. Is there a link to a news story of this event or a police report? I ask because I would think that this would be a very good endorsement for these Cold Steel products!
For home defense - consider Cold Steel Spetsnaz shovel. It’s near perfect for CQC. You don’t need much room at all to swing it and can use the flat side vs edge, if it’s not necessary to deliver a fatal blow. I personally considered various swords and large knives for home defense and decided against the idea. It would just be too gruesome and bloody of an affair. I believe most people don’t realize how grotesquely violent it would get, It may be also with this shovel, but at least it would still be just a small spade shovel, when the law shows up. It would pass for a garden tool and a weapon of opportunity. My other alternatives are a good old D cell Maglite and one of those Cold Steel propylene baseball bats. Really, all 3 of the above possess one-hit stopping power and would be more “digestible” to law-enforcement and God forbid a jury of your peers :/
I also own a CS shovel for home defence and a CS buckler self defence shield,it's a handy set up that I have laid by my bed just incase of any unwanted night time visitations.
Pretty sure that Gladius will straight slaughter a home intruder DEAD. Quick thrust or two leaving 3 inch wide 14 inch deep wound channel in the torso/chest = DEAD. Horizontal thrust punctures between ribs leaving MASSIVE lacerations to lungs, heart, arteries, kidneys, liver = MASSIVE hemorrhaging and death FAST. Also, any thrust that slips through the ribs or comes in and up under the rib cage through the belly has a good chance (if centered) to severe the spinal cord due to deep penetration causing INSTANTANEOUS collapse and incapacitation of the target. Low quick thrusts to thighs = severed femoral artery, severed muscles/tendons/ligaments causing instant collapse and falling to ground followed by finishing thrust to chest. Quick upward thrusts to armpit/underside of upper arm severs arteries and near total severed shoulder or TOTAL severed bicep or tricep. Overhead downward or straight thrust to neck = DEAD in SECONDS from severed Carotid artery and INSTANTANEOUS collapse if severed spinal cord in the neck. This weapon for home defense is an all business, no bullshit killing instrument. If you are the intruder and the homeowner strikes with the element of surprise, forget it, GAME OVER. Look at what a 1 inch wide deep arrow wound does to an animal. Now imagine a Gladius impaling an intruder with a 3 inch wide 14 inch deep wound channel: czcams.com/video/wrWYuh_s1RQ/video.html
It's a decent choice but if you afford a little more there are advantages to a cutlass/hanger/short saber. The hand protection is invaluable and it looks better in court to have a faithful replica of a historical weapon as a "display piece" that happens to come to hand...
I also have the cold steel polish mace and the cold steel MAA mace both are excellent weapons the polish mace is around 28’ really heavy two handed mace the MAA mace is only like 16’ so it’s perfect to swing in your home with one hand and even carry something else off hand. Great pieces both by cold steel
I have this machete/sword and I like it. It is a fun beater blade for the money. When I showed it to my friend he laughed and said it was a lawnmower blade with a handle on it. I thought that was a little harsh at first, but giving it a few moments of thought I realized it wasn't too far from the truth. Yes, it can be used as a home defense weapon, but it doesn't have the cutting power of a proper sword, because of blade thickness, edge geometry etc. It's main value as a defense weapon lies in it's visuals. It looks very intimidating. If you would have to use it as a weapon it can still do the job, but it won't be as quick and easy as with a proper sword. It simply doesn't have the "stopping power" of a sword that is designed strictly for combat. But it doesn't have to be a bad thing. If you strike at your opponent with this blade it is very likely that he will start bleeding from one or multiple cut wounds and be thinking of getting the fuck out of your home, instead of you immediately cutting off his entire arm and leave him bleeding out on your living room floor. The tip bent immediately when I tried it on hard surfaces like wood, thick old books, etc. I took off the bent part and resharpened the tip. It is a little stronger now. I also resharpened the entire edge. The Gladius machete comes with a courtesy edge that is paper cutting sharp, but not the best. That is to be expected from a cheap machete like this. Not a big deal. All in all, a fun little beater blade but I wouldn't stake my life on it. But it's better than nothing, if you don't have any other options available.
@@realtalk4real243 A real Gladius has a thicker blade, better edge geometry and a stronger tip. The tip on the Cold Steel Gladius machete is sharpened to a needle-point that looks impressive, but is quite weak. It bent immediately when I tried to thrust with it. Not very good for a weapon that is meant first and foremost for stabbing. I removed the bent part with a file and resharpened the tip. It is a bit thicker and stronger now, but still. The Gladius machete was paper cutting sharp out of the box and it worked well on wood. However, when I tried to cut water-filled plastic bottles with it, it simply wouldn't cut. It sent the bottles flying through the air when I hit them. A machete is a cheap tool made out of flat stamped metal that is meant for hacking and chopping through vegetation. A sword is made for cutting and slicing through flesh and bone. Machete wounds can look really horrific but are often survivable, while sword wounds are generally much more fatal or at least much more crippling and debilitating. I'm not saying don't buy a Cold Steel Gladius machete. It is a fun beater blade that is very affordable. I'm just saying know what you are buying. Yes, you can kill with a machete, obviously, but it isn't as good for killing or maiming people as a proper sword. Killing with a machete takes more work and will tire you out more quickly, whereas a sword can do the job much quicker and easier. I hope this answered your question.
I think they labeled it as such for commercial reasons (hit 2 birds with one stone), and also the blade has the same material/thickness as most of cold steels' machetes
Yea but weapons technology advances....I have this machete as well as many other functional swords, that being said, when something goes bump in the night, I'm grabbing my AR pistol lol.
@@travisb8201 in close quarters you’re rifle will be useless unless you already got the drop on me but if I’m with in 20 feet I’ll just run up on you, cause you can’t turn a long gun towards yourself, just like if someone has a baseball bat, if I close the gap you can’t swing it, be a man and come at me with you’re hands, I could understand if you’re a woman that can’t defend themselves, people are just afraid to get there hands dirty ,anyone can easily pull a trigger, I want a challenge not the easy way out haha, I’m physically fit I got videos of me hanging off a couple hundred foot cliff and another video getting close to a rattle snake so if you think a gun will scare me you got another thing coming it’s not my first rodeo, sorry I do manly things in advance if you’re against masculinity lol, and I know I like to ramble I’ll shut up now
@@outdoorvideoswithbrad that's hilarious. Bro I've done various martial arts over the last 20 years. I am proficient with and several edged weapons and yet my home defense weapon is a firearm lmao. I understand the bravado and cool factor and I recognize there are some instances where a blade would b superior but generally speaking if you have a sword n the bad guy had a gun, ur gna lose. By your logic, just be at least 21 feet away. Plenty of ppl not scared of guns have still been shot n killed by em lmao.
@@travisb8201 haha, oh man I’m scared, I don’t know martial arts but I know I knockout my step dad cause I might of said something stupid but I finished it and he’s twice my size, I’m a damn twig, but that’s good at least you’re active I guess, I just don’t like how people rely on guns, I go hiking a lot alone and hanging up in the mountains and I don’t carry a gun, now of course I got a couple knives but a gun gives you false confidence, and ya if I get shot hopefully I die if someone pulls a knife they can stick that where ever they want so that scares me more, I do own guns just don’t carry
I also use a cold steel as home defense(live in the US)..the gladius is outdated my friend, the saber is the last iteration Man took on the edge weapon, curved=more blade in a smaller package..in terms of training the double edge is more dangerous to the user n takes more training overall..might i suggest another the 'cold steel cutlass machete' take care
Gladius requires almost no training, is far more adept, swift, and agile in a tight spot, and is the perfect edged weapon for home defense where swing room is limited. The saber can stab well, but was designed for a long sweeping arc from a distance of at least 5 to 8ft - preferably from the fast moving horse. Accurately slashing with a saber or even a straight broad sword in a real fight take practice, is very fatiguing if the contest goes long, and often results in glancing flat strikes, rather than wounding cuts. In Europe, there are quite a few fencing and swordsmanship schools that have proven that the short stabbing swords modeled after the gladius are superior in matches where opponents have limited space, such as might be found in a home hall way or a doorway. An even better weapon would be a short pole arm, with a long straight or long oval stabbing /cutting head on it. The shaft being no longer that 5 ft. Think about the Zulu Assegai. Assagais were not thrown, but used exactly like the Roman gladius - in close combat. One could easily out reach an opponent in a narrow hall with such a weapon.
@@OutnBacker a double edge weapon requires more training than a single edge weapon(for obvious reasons) The gladius is short/thick, a light sabre longer/thin, both weighing roughly equal, so how does one tire more/less with the same weight. The gladius excels at thrust but falls short on slashing, A sabre does both. The single sided curve also fits more blade in a smaller package also there are short sabres such as the cutlass. ..spears are a better weapon fosho..repeating crossbow be kool too
I think both are cool, but already 2 to duel wield, and also 2 training gladius...all together under 100 dollars. I bought mainly for workout, trainones , and yard cutting small branches
Kind of funny, I bought the Boker Katana also and I don't know why but after I got it, it just doesn't feel like something that I want to defend myself with either, but this Cold Steel Gladius or that Combat Commander Gladius made by United Cutlery are both pretty good for this purpose!
Mejor un kukri pero mejor todavía que tú vivienda sea segura y tengan que hacer ruido entonces mi hijo de 12 coje la Glock 19 mi esposa un Ruger GP 100 y un tomawak y yo un Vz 58 y todos tras de mi si pasara alguna vez
Tomawak SOG ideal from defense o fix blade 15" o"16" inch , Gerber,cold Steel, Spiderco etc the bests S&W 38 spcial , 357 m very pericoulos from famili and Neiborgs
I agree with your review. I bought a katana, it was a beautiful sword but I also realize that it was too long to be use inside the house just in case it was needed for seld defense. So I oreder a cold steel gladius for the same reasons you mentioned. Cheers!
I own it and it is a very nice sword for a proper amount of price. Once a guy came up to me with a baseball bat,trying to injure me. I drawed the Gladius and said come on bro. He turned on the point and ran away. If you practice a little (there are some nice roman sword fighting videos here on YT) it is after a firearm pure gold of choice.
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I gave one to my brother, one night he heard his small dog in distress in the back yard. Being in California taking a gun to investigate was extremely problematic so he took his gladius and was confronted by 4 large racoons trying to make a meal of his dog. The two of the raccoons charged him, he swung at the first and stabbed at the second because it was so close and he could not recover from his swing. All he could remember was the color pink where the sword had laid the first animal open, the second ran into his home through the side door and was found in a pool of blood in the guest bathroom.
He was able to recover his dog mostly unharmed.
If a blade is all you can use, this one is hard to beat. Literally. It was designed and proven in extremely dense combat with little to no room to swing a sword. So, the Romans adopted, then adapted the gladius to be primarily a thrusting weapon. They knew that a slashing motion is both exhausting and very often inaccurate in battle, as well as dangerous to ones' own troops. A slashing motion must be recovered, leaving the swordsman open. The Romans fought in disciplined linear units, close together, making the thrust the best option. It is accurate, lightning quick, and deadly. A sword thrust can be delivered many times against the opponent who is slashing.
So, in a hallway, a small room, a doorway, with no gun? I say the gladius is a great option.
Exactly. Amen brother.
Have used this in a home defense situation. Can confirm it is EXTREMELY effective.
@@FriendShaped1045 Can we hear the story?
@@ashleighwilson2583 So, two guys broke into my apartment, I heard them jimmy my front door open. Was saving for a firearm at the time so all I had was this machete and the cold steel buckler. I walked down my stairs as they made it into my kitchen and one had a baseball bat the other had some kind of off brand K-Bar. The guy on the left caught the edge of my buckler right under his nose and the other came at me with the knife, I sidestepped and slashed down with my sword taking his arm off at the elbow. So yeah, it’s pretty damn effective lol also sidenote the guy who caught the buckler in the face, I broke his nose and knocked most of his teeth out so I can recommend their buckler as well lol
@@FriendShaped1045 Thank you for sharing your story.
Is there a link to a news story of this event or a police report?
I ask because I would think that this would be a very good endorsement for these Cold Steel products!
For home defense - consider Cold Steel Spetsnaz shovel. It’s near perfect for CQC. You don’t need much room at all to swing it and can use the flat side vs edge, if it’s not necessary to deliver a fatal blow. I personally considered various swords and large knives for home defense and decided against the idea. It would just be too gruesome and bloody of an affair. I believe most people don’t realize how grotesquely violent it would get, It may be also with this shovel, but at least it would still be just a small spade shovel, when the law shows up. It would pass for a garden tool and a weapon of opportunity. My other alternatives are a good old D cell Maglite and one of those Cold Steel propylene baseball bats. Really, all 3 of the above possess one-hit stopping power and would be more “digestible” to law-enforcement and God forbid a jury of your peers :/
I also own a CS shovel for home defence and a CS buckler self defence shield,it's a handy set up that I have laid by my bed just incase of any unwanted night time visitations.
Pretty sure that Gladius will straight slaughter a home intruder DEAD.
Quick thrust or two leaving 3 inch wide 14 inch deep wound channel in the torso/chest = DEAD.
Horizontal thrust punctures between ribs leaving MASSIVE lacerations to lungs, heart, arteries, kidneys, liver = MASSIVE hemorrhaging and death FAST.
Also, any thrust that slips through the ribs or comes in and up under the rib cage through the belly has a good chance (if centered) to severe the spinal cord due to deep penetration causing INSTANTANEOUS collapse and incapacitation of the target.
Low quick thrusts to thighs = severed femoral artery, severed muscles/tendons/ligaments causing instant collapse and falling to ground followed by finishing thrust to chest.
Quick upward thrusts to armpit/underside of upper arm severs arteries and near total severed shoulder or TOTAL severed bicep or tricep.
Overhead downward or straight thrust to neck = DEAD in SECONDS from severed Carotid artery and INSTANTANEOUS collapse if severed spinal cord in the neck.
This weapon for home defense is an all business, no bullshit killing instrument. If you are the intruder and the homeowner strikes with the element of surprise, forget it, GAME OVER.
Look at what a 1 inch wide deep arrow wound does to an animal. Now imagine a Gladius impaling an intruder with a 3 inch wide 14 inch deep wound channel:
czcams.com/video/wrWYuh_s1RQ/video.html
It's a decent choice but if you afford a little more there are advantages to a cutlass/hanger/short saber. The hand protection is invaluable and it looks better in court to have a faithful replica of a historical weapon as a "display piece" that happens to come to hand...
I also have the cold steel polish mace and the cold steel MAA mace both are excellent weapons the polish mace is around 28’ really heavy two handed mace the MAA mace is only like 16’ so it’s perfect to swing in your home with one hand and even carry something else off hand. Great pieces both by cold steel
Thanks for thr comment mate! I'm sure the maces must be good tools as well
I have this machete/sword and I like it. It is a fun beater blade for the money. When I showed it to my friend he laughed and said it was a lawnmower blade with a handle on it. I thought that was a little harsh at first, but giving it a few moments of thought I realized it wasn't too far from the truth. Yes, it can be used as a home defense weapon, but it doesn't have the cutting power of a proper sword, because of blade thickness, edge geometry etc. It's main value as a defense weapon lies in it's visuals. It looks very intimidating. If you would have to use it as a weapon it can still do the job, but it won't be as quick and easy as with a proper sword. It simply doesn't have the "stopping power" of a sword that is designed strictly for combat. But it doesn't have to be a bad thing. If you strike at your opponent with this blade it is very likely that he will start bleeding from one or multiple cut wounds and be thinking of getting the fuck out of your home, instead of you immediately cutting off his entire arm and leave him bleeding out on your living room floor. The tip bent immediately when I tried it on hard surfaces like wood, thick old books, etc. I took off the bent part and resharpened the tip. It is a little stronger now. I also resharpened the entire edge. The Gladius machete comes with a courtesy edge that is paper cutting sharp, but not the best. That is to be expected from a cheap machete like this. Not a big deal. All in all, a fun little beater blade but I wouldn't stake my life on it. But it's better than nothing, if you don't have any other options available.
Any reason this is less lethal than a real gladius?
@@realtalk4real243 A real Gladius has a thicker blade, better edge geometry and a stronger tip. The tip on the Cold Steel Gladius machete is sharpened to a needle-point that looks impressive, but is quite weak. It bent immediately when I tried to thrust with it. Not very good for a weapon that is meant first and foremost for stabbing. I removed the bent part with a file and resharpened the tip. It is a bit thicker and stronger now, but still. The Gladius machete was paper cutting sharp out of the box and it worked well on wood. However, when I tried to cut water-filled plastic bottles with it, it simply wouldn't cut. It sent the bottles flying through the air when I hit them. A machete is a cheap tool made out of flat stamped metal that is meant for hacking and chopping through vegetation. A sword is made for cutting and slicing through flesh and bone. Machete wounds can look really horrific but are often survivable, while sword wounds are generally much more fatal or at least much more crippling and debilitating. I'm not saying don't buy a Cold Steel Gladius machete. It is a fun beater blade that is very affordable. I'm just saying know what you are buying. Yes, you can kill with a machete, obviously, but it isn't as good for killing or maiming people as a proper sword. Killing with a machete takes more work and will tire you out more quickly, whereas a sword can do the job much quicker and easier. I hope this answered your question.
In my opinion this is mislabeled as machete, since machetes have only one blade and are primarily for cutting.
I think they labeled it as such for commercial reasons (hit 2 birds with one stone), and also the blade has the same material/thickness as most of cold steels' machetes
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I dont understand where all this firearm or nothing for home defence comes from, what do you think people used before modern firearms were here?
That’s what I say
Yea but weapons technology advances....I have this machete as well as many other functional swords, that being said, when something goes bump in the night, I'm grabbing my AR pistol lol.
@@travisb8201 in close quarters you’re rifle will be useless unless you already got the drop on me but if I’m with in 20 feet I’ll just run up on you, cause you can’t turn a long gun towards yourself, just like if someone has a baseball bat, if I close the gap you can’t swing it, be a man and come at me with you’re hands, I could understand if you’re a woman that can’t defend themselves, people are just afraid to get there hands dirty ,anyone can easily pull a trigger, I want a challenge not the easy way out haha, I’m physically fit I got videos of me hanging off a couple hundred foot cliff and another video getting close to a rattle snake so if you think a gun will scare me you got another thing coming it’s not my first rodeo, sorry I do manly things in advance if you’re against masculinity lol, and I know I like to ramble I’ll shut up now
@@outdoorvideoswithbrad that's hilarious. Bro I've done various martial arts over the last 20 years. I am proficient with and several edged weapons and yet my home defense weapon is a firearm lmao. I understand the bravado and cool factor and I recognize there are some instances where a blade would b superior but generally speaking if you have a sword n the bad guy had a gun, ur gna lose. By your logic, just be at least 21 feet away. Plenty of ppl not scared of guns have still been shot n killed by em lmao.
@@travisb8201 haha, oh man I’m scared, I don’t know martial arts but I know I knockout my step dad cause I might of said something stupid but I finished it and he’s twice my size, I’m a damn twig, but that’s good at least you’re active I guess, I just don’t like how people rely on guns, I go hiking a lot alone and hanging up in the mountains and I don’t carry a gun, now of course I got a couple knives but a gun gives you false confidence, and ya if I get shot hopefully I die if someone pulls a knife they can stick that where ever they want so that scares me more, I do own guns just don’t carry
I also use a cold steel as home defense(live in the US)..the gladius is outdated my friend, the saber is the last iteration Man took on the edge weapon, curved=more blade in a smaller package..in terms of training the double edge is more dangerous to the user n takes more training overall..might i suggest another the 'cold steel cutlass machete' take care
Gladius requires almost no training, is far more adept, swift, and agile in a tight spot, and is the perfect edged weapon for home defense where swing room is limited. The saber can stab well, but was designed for a long sweeping arc from a distance of at least 5 to 8ft - preferably from the fast moving horse. Accurately slashing with a saber or even a straight broad sword in a real fight take practice, is very fatiguing if the contest goes long, and often results in glancing flat strikes, rather than wounding cuts. In Europe, there are quite a few fencing and swordsmanship schools that have proven that the short stabbing swords modeled after the gladius are superior in matches where opponents have limited space, such as might be found in a home hall way or a doorway.
An even better weapon would be a short pole arm, with a long straight or long oval stabbing /cutting head on it. The shaft being no longer that 5 ft. Think about the Zulu Assegai. Assagais were not thrown, but used exactly like the Roman gladius - in close combat. One could easily out reach an opponent in a narrow hall with such a weapon.
@@OutnBacker a double edge weapon requires more training than a single edge weapon(for obvious reasons)
The gladius is short/thick, a light sabre longer/thin, both weighing roughly equal, so how does one tire more/less with the same weight.
The gladius excels at thrust but falls short on slashing,
A sabre does both.
The single sided curve also fits more blade in a smaller package
also there are short sabres such as the cutlass.
..spears are a better weapon fosho..repeating crossbow be kool too
I think both are cool, but already 2 to duel wield, and also 2 training gladius...all together under 100 dollars. I bought mainly for workout, trainones , and yard cutting small branches
That's not a sword. It's a machete shaped like a sword. The tip on that thing will roll over immediately if it hits something hard.
stamped metal sword a modern home intruder will be wearing armoured chest plating? Lol
@@ryangibson1901 i can confirm that the poinyy tip broke of straight away first time stabbed wood with low to medium strenght.
Kind of funny, I bought the Boker Katana also and I don't know why but after I got it, it just doesn't feel like something that I want to defend myself with either, but this Cold Steel Gladius or that Combat Commander Gladius made by United Cutlery are both pretty good for this purpose!
I have that Glock knife the 78 not the 81, that machete and if that’s a cold steel katana I have one of those too.
I’m a loser 😂
mauvais choix , le double tranchant est aussi dangereux pour vous que pour l'adversaire , la lame coupe mal et la prise en main est mauvaise
Mejor un kukri pero mejor todavía que tú vivienda sea segura y tengan que hacer ruido entonces mi hijo de 12 coje la Glock 19 mi esposa un Ruger GP 100 y un tomawak y yo un Vz 58 y todos tras de mi si pasara alguna vez
Tomawak SOG ideal from defense o fix blade 15" o"16" inch , Gerber,cold Steel, Spiderco etc the bests S&W 38 spcial , 357 m very pericoulos from famili and Neiborgs