01-11-2008, 09:37 AM
It is quite feasable that pugiones were attached to the belt in this way prior to the emergence of the dagger frogs on the military belt.
The belt fittings from Numantia (Punic wars) have what can be described as a "proto-frog" It's the same shape as the later dagger frog, but completely flat. This drawing comes from Bishop and Coulston..
![[Image: fig0331-1.png]](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/peronis/fig0331-1.png)
Most early imperial depictions do however show the pugio attached by means of frogs. The Rhineland tombstones being a fantastic source of info.
The belt fittings from Numantia (Punic wars) have what can be described as a "proto-frog" It's the same shape as the later dagger frog, but completely flat. This drawing comes from Bishop and Coulston..
Most early imperial depictions do however show the pugio attached by means of frogs. The Rhineland tombstones being a fantastic source of info.
![[Image: smallparmarat.jpg]](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b242/peronis/smallparmarat.jpg)
