03-23-2010, 04:44 AM
Such a system was not used on pugio sheaths. The lower suspension rings are consistently shown as hanging free and on surviving examples, the lower rings show little or no wear, by comparison with the upper rings, which tend to be rather worn. In fact, on the Velsen sheath, the upper rings were made of iron and were very worn, whereas the lower rings were of silver (a much softer metal) and showed no sign of wear.
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