02-21-2007, 12:57 PM
Thought I’d send you a few pictures of a pugio that I have been re-working. It's an old type A pugio I had lying around.
I made the hangers from brass rod to replace the original nasty brazed-on jobs. I also re-shaped the grip plates. I know that they are still inaccurate as they are cast brass, but hey limited resources!
The hangers were bent to shape each comprising two lengths of wire brazed at the loop.
The rivets are simple brass nails which pass through hemispherical brass cups that I made myself. The cups were then enameled in red. The photos show up where I haven’t finished cleaning up the rivet heads, but that’s a minor detail!
Passable????
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/ ... CF2370.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/ ... CF2368.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/ ... CF2369.jpg
I made the hangers from brass rod to replace the original nasty brazed-on jobs. I also re-shaped the grip plates. I know that they are still inaccurate as they are cast brass, but hey limited resources!
The hangers were bent to shape each comprising two lengths of wire brazed at the loop.
The rivets are simple brass nails which pass through hemispherical brass cups that I made myself. The cups were then enameled in red. The photos show up where I haven’t finished cleaning up the rivet heads, but that’s a minor detail!
Passable????
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/ ... CF2370.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/ ... CF2368.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/ ... CF2369.jpg
![[Image: smallparmarat.jpg]](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/peronis/smallparmarat.jpg)
