Roland R.
Butte. MT

Apr 11, 2012

Pros: Overall Quality

Cons: None

Practice replica of Gladius

The item will not be used for practice as it was bought for a children's Bible school class demonstration.

Jp
Sacramento, CA

Sep 25, 2012

Pros: Overall Quality, Materials

Cons: None

Gladius Trainer 22

Nice sword

Eric H.
Jane Lew, WV

Oct 04, 2011

Pros: Blade Material, Handle Material, Overall Quality, Materials, Usable

Cons: None

Good Solid Product

I purchased this product in order to spar with some of my friends and thought that it would be more durable than a wooden gladius. It has held up extremely well, and even though the blade flexes a small amount when it strikes something, it is far superior to wood in my opinion. I have bought several cold steel products and like all the others, this one does not disappoint. It is very strong, relatively light and is very attractive.

Dan B.
Etna, Nh

Sep 01, 2011

Pros: Blade Material, Overall Quality, Materials, Usable

Cons: None

Exellent!

Virtually indestructible. Unless you melt it. Great for if you want to swing it around the house or learn to train with the weapon and save on hospital bills.

Hanbo
CA

Nov 24, 2014

Pros: Materials

Cons: None

NICE TRAINING SWORD

use it for training or playing around. It has great balance and looks great.

Emmgee
Los Angeles

Apr 20, 2011

Pros: Overall Quality, Materials

Cons: Sheath/Scabbard

What a workout, what a price!

I love my new Cold Steel Roman Style Gladius Trainer, as just that, one heck of a workout! With the heavy-thick "blade" you can learn the body mechanics of live Gladius combat without the concern of lopping off your own leg. Fun to use but also a serious trainer that should last a lifetime. Roma Victor!

Andy
Canada

Jul 20, 2012

Pros: Blade Material, Handle Material, Overall Quality, Materials, Usable

Cons: None

Simply the best of its kind

As trainers go this one is outstanding. Excellent balance, nice grip, and very durable. Even hard strikes only manage to leave minor dings on the blade edge. A vast improvement over those wooden trainers out there.

Myles L
New Zealand

Jan 04, 2012

Pros: Blade Material, Handle Material, Overall Quality, Materials, Finish, Usable

Cons: None

Really great training sword

This trainer is really satisfying to use, it feels about the right weight for a Roman gladius and it is incredibly durable. It can take a lot of punishment and the most damage I have done to mine is small scuff marks from contact with other trainers and small scratches and gashs where I hit it on the concrete...It's a really good workout in a large sparring match. Me and my mates had a 9 person melee, was great fun and really works your arm muscles because of their weight. I'm really pleased with these for their cost, although international shipping is somwhat expensive...

The Colonel
back in SWA

Jan 08, 2014

Pros: Blade Material, Handle Material, Overall Quality, Usable

Cons: None

Another Quality Cold Steel Product

I teach military history so I was delighted when my 10 year old asked for a Gladius for Christmas. He's heard me talk about the Centuria, the tesutdo and the manipular formations as well superiority of the Roman soldier in their day. Since he has 2 older brothers, a suspected that an edged gladius might not be a good idea so Cold Steel's training sword hit the mark. I've had the chance to swing real gladii from the height of Rome's power and while the weight of this trainer is off, the balance, shape and length are spot on. This is an ideal trainer for any serious martial artist or toy worth playing with if you're into that (ideal age group 8-12 and 45-60 year olds). Ideal for a martial artist, durable enough for full sword on sword or shield contact (I made him a plywood scaled down shield). He's had a blast with this thing and even chased his older brothers off a couple of time (a trained swordsman could easily break limbs with this thing) He's getting a hand and a half version for his birthday - I highly recommend this as a get him off the computer and out of the house present

Mike L
Kingston, On, Canada

Oct 15, 2011

Pros: Overall Quality, Materials, Usable

Cons: None

Nice to train like the ancient Greeks!

I practice various sword techniques, and I was excited to start with the gladius. The grip is not slippery, balance and heft are great. A great workout tool. I have new respect for the Romans / Greeks / Ancients who mastered this weapon.

B. Montrone
NYC

Jul 01, 2011

Pros: Overall Quality, Materials

Cons: None

"School friendly"

As a history teacher I can bring something like this into the building to show my kids without getting chewed out by my AP.

Robv
Denver, Co

Mar 12, 2021

Pros: Handle Material, Overall Quality

Cons: None

Awesome quality trainer!

Really amazing quality trainer!

Ivan Q.
bloomington

Apr 21, 2011

Pros: Blade Material, Handle Material, Overall Quality, Materials, Usable

Cons: Sheath/Scabbard

awesome trainers!

home defense device. also we fight in the house with them. they're awesome...nothing more

Touch Of Style
USA

Feb 03, 2026

Pros: None

Cons: None

Gladius Trainer

Dependable for demonstration and controlled interactive training. One star down due to excessive bubbles in Cold Steel's process that the new ownership holdings company is unwilling to refine. Still a good quality for many uses.

Travis
Australia

Apr 11, 2019

Pros: Overall Quality, Materials, Usable

Cons: Handle Material

Good but not indestructable

I had heard about these training swords for a while before I finally bought one & while I did notice how strong it was, it still didn't last all that long. I had been training with it by hitting a post hard for about 3 months before the blade snapped off at the handle. So note before you buy, these swords can't handle every object it hits. I also didn't really like the handle texture, I felt it was uncomfortable & would slip out of my hands as I got sweaty.

Vegard P
Sandnes, Norway

Mar 13, 2012

Pros: None

Cons: Blade Material, Usable

Soft plastic, dents easily

The weight may be evenly distributed and such, making it a more realistically weighted and balanced blade - I don't have a real blade to compare with, but assuming that is true - but a seven-year-old dents these things easily, in playfull match with a soft wood toy-sword. I would rather have bought a dull metal blade and just taped the pointy end, had I known how easily these dent.