Description
Black Ada Gladius Stainless
The Black Ada Gladius Stainless is a foot-assisted stainless steel border shovel designed for detectorists working medium to heavy soil. It features an extra-wide sharpened Ripper blade, T-bar handle and Bootsaver stirrup to help protect your boots during digging.
Key Features
- Foot-assisted border shovel
- 12 gauge stainless steel blade
- 16 gauge stainless steel tube with 1 1/4" diameter
- Bootsaver stirrup helps prevent damage to boots
- T-bar tube handle for comfortable grip
- Rolled edge foot brace on top of blade
- Semi-pierced foot brace for improved foot grip on deeper holes
- Sharpened blade
- Guaranteed welding
Dimensions & Weight
- Measures: 950mm x 153mm
- Weight: 1680g
Why Choose This Spade?
The Gladius Stainless is a strong choice if you want a long, foot-assisted field spade with stainless steel construction, a wide blade and good boot support for heavier ground.
What’s Included?
- Black Ada Gladius Stainless Spade
FAQs
What ground is this best for?
It is best suited to medium to heavy soil conditions.
How big is it?
It measures 950mm x 153mm.
How much does it weigh?
It weighs 1680g.
Delivery Information
At LP we like to keep things simple. You can choose to have your order shipped to you OR use our Local Pickup service.
Royal Mail Tracked 48 - £2.95
- Royal Mail aim to deliver Tracked 48 orders 2-3 days (including Saturdays) from the time of dispatch by us.
Royal Mail Tracked 24 - £3.95
- Royal Mail aim to deliver Tracked 24 orders the next day (including Saturdays) from the time of dispatch by us. This is, however, not a guaranteed next day service.
DPD Next Working Day - £5.95
- Your order will be dispatched on a DPD Next Working Day service. With DPD you will also receive full tracking information and a 1 hour delivery window on the day of delivery.
If you are spending over £50.00 the delivery cost is FREE
Above delivery charges only apply to UK mainland orders.
Please see the below table for Next Working Day Delivery cut-off times.
| Place Order By | Receive Order On (with DPD) |
|---|---|
| Monday - 15:00 | Tuesday |
| Tuesday - 15:00 | Wednesday |
| Wednesday - 15:00 | Thursday |
| Thursday - 15:00 | Friday |
| Friday - 15:00 | Monday |
| Saturday - Anytime | Tuesday |
| Sunday - Anytime | Tuesday |
If you require DPD delivery on a Saturday this is charged at an additional £12.00 and is selectable at checkout. Orders placed for a Saturday delivery must be with us no later than 3pm on a Friday, any orders received after this time will be held until the following Friday unless you contact us to request an earlier delivery.
Local Pickup
Collect from LP Warehouse
Collect Mon-Fri 10am-3pm from our warehouse (Unit 20 Pipers Industrial Estate, Pipers Lane, Thatcham, Berkshire, RG19 4NA)
- 5 stars: 3 (100%)
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- 1 star: 0 (0%)
Black Ada spade are the best on the market
The first thing that stands out is the build quality. It feels solid and well made without being ridiculously heavy, which is important when you’re carrying it around a field for several hours. The blade is strong and makes light work of reasonably tough ground, while still being compact enough to use without making a huge hole.
The size is one of the things I particularly like. It’s big enough to get a decent plug out but manageable when you’re working around a signal and trying to recover a target carefully. The pointed design also makes it easier to get into harder ground.
For me, a detecting spade needs to be strong, dependable and comfortable to use, and the Black Ada ticks all three boxes.
It’s not the cheapest spade on the market, but with detecting equipment I’d rather buy something that is going to last than keep replacing cheaper tools.
Overall: 9/10
A really good detecting spade that I’d happily recommend to other detectorists. Solid, reliable and built for the job.
This is my second one , they’re heavy but absolutely solid .
Great spade, strong and just the right length.The boot savers save your soles and also let you dig deeper. Great product