Darth Servius wrote:

WOW!!! That is truly a thing of beauty! I am still presently debating on what my first Saber Forge purchase is going to be and I was beginning to lean towards the Gladius as I really want a saber with wrapping on the handle and I wasn't sure you could get this done on the Katana so thanks for posting the pics. Although now I must decide if I still want the Gladius or do I want to get the Katana instead.
I had the exact same predicament when I first started looking through the Saberforge store. I personally drifted towards the Katana as it's a far better fit for the size of my hands and although the Gladius is awesome I thought that it wasn't quite unique enough as an awful lot of people had bought one already. If you do happen to prefer the Gladius, I recommend that you get your order in quickly as it won't be much longer till they release the new 2015 edition, which is supposedly going to replace the original.