Fórum Defesa Brasil

The Fulham Sword (found in Fulham, UK) and also in the British Museum is an example of a subtype of the Mainz gladius, with a blade that is somewhat more "waisted" in the middle part of the blade. (Image also shows one of few known shield bosses of the rectangular legionary shield). Like the Mainz gladius, the Fulham has a long point.

Gladius hispaniensis type Mainz (Speyer Museum), with silver covered handle

Gladius blades from the Republic to the early Principate. Left of line Hispaniensis type, right of line Pompeianus Type; Below sheath decorations and sword handles
Drawings from Roman Military Equipment by Bishop & Coulston, Edition 2, 2006 © M.C. Bishop

Type Pompeius Gladius from the Guttmann collection

Later Roman Sword blades
are shown in the graph below, ca. 3rd century AD. Especially the spatha types 6 and 7 from below graph are difficult to distinguish from contemporary Germanic sword blades, and seem to have been used by both cavalary and infantry. The days of the close combat in well organized ranks that suited so well for the "point" attack gladius hispanensis and pompeianus were clearly gone by then.

Drawings of Pilum Parts, to the right from Oberaden

Lance / Spearheads and catapult projectiles used in roman times. Catapults as the one shown below shot warheads at high speed over high distances. Light spears were used to throw, while heavy lances were used to thrust by cavalry soldiers.