Lanyards on Gladii?

[sulla felix]

Barry: How can you drop it quickly, but still have it function with it's intended purpose? I'm just recalling when I used to play raquetball. The strap was fairly loose but it wasn't easy to shrug off...

If you make the wrist loop large and then wrap it a couple of times around your wrist it still works and is easy to get rid of when required.

IMHO blades are more likely to bend rather than break or snap given the quality of the metal used. I believe this is attested in Ancient sources somewhere too - I'll see if I can find it. Remember you are supposed to be stabbing and thrusting not wielding it like Errol Flynn :lol: