When was the dagger vs the pugio used

[stevesarak]

There are pugiones with a rod tang though...

Here are some links to discussions about the pugio, there was a very elaborate one some time back but I can't find it...

http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... ight=pugio

http://www.romanarmy.com/rat/viewtopic. ... ight=pugio

Thanks for the link. I read through them but couldn’t find any discussion about the single straight tang, I may have scanned to fast.

But that doesn’t mean anything, you may be right, the Pugio may have been built both ways.

Do you know of any links showing pictures of the grip of straight tanged Pugios or daggers or what ever they may have been called?

I'm thinking of picking an authentic, ancient 1st AD straight tanged Pugio ( or dagger ) and am looking for more info on it.

Thanks