The gladius was a stabbing weapon carried by an army that fought shoulder to shoulder, and every proportion follows from that: a short broad blade, a sharp point, a heavy pommel to balance it in one hand and a grip ribbed for a secure hold in a press. This model keeps the ribbed grip, the swelling pommel and the wide blade profile.
The mesh is deliberately spare at 3,076 polygons and 3,251 vertices in quads and tris with non-overlapping UVs, and ships with 8 texture maps at 2048x2048. That split is right for a weapon: the shape is simple, and the steel, the bone grip and the wear all come from the texture.
At $19 it suits historical and museum visualization, films and television set in antiquity, games, education material and print. On sale since 2017, kept to real-world scale so it fits a character's hand correctly.
Questions About This Model
Which industries use the Roman Battle Gladius Sword model?
Military & Defense, Game Development, Film & Video Production and Advertising are the primary industries on this listing, though the Royalty Free license puts no limit on where the model is actually used.
What is the Roman Battle Gladius Sword model typically used for?
Stated applications are defense simulation, game assets and film & TV VFX. Because the asset is finished rather than a base mesh, it also holds up as set dressing in scenes it was not specifically built for.
Does the Roman Battle Gladius Sword model include materials and textures?
Material and texture contents are listed per file on the TurboSquid product page. Where textures are included they are packaged with the download rather than linked externally.
How much does the Roman Battle Gladius Sword 3D model cost?
It is listed at $19 USD on TurboSquid. That is a one-off purchase under the Royalty Free license - there is no subscription and no per-project fee afterwards.
