02-27-2011, 05:09 PM
avete
this discussion is very very interesting.I don't hundestand for example because only a few of reenactors like use organic handle for pugio.The pugio of the herculaneum soldier was exactly like a small gladius handle in ivory,in some relief we can see the same kind of hanlde and more inportant is that for example in the Vindonissa museum is full of pugio blades whit tang and not whit the traditional form of the handle for the metal parts.
I looked in a book the photo of the ivory handle of pugio that is in british museum and this is really strange repert because is similar in the apparence to a traditional pugio handle in metal but look like if could have in inside the tang!
Please...if some of you live in London could go for do some photo of this important repert?
this discussion is very very interesting.I don't hundestand for example because only a few of reenactors like use organic handle for pugio.The pugio of the herculaneum soldier was exactly like a small gladius handle in ivory,in some relief we can see the same kind of hanlde and more inportant is that for example in the Vindonissa museum is full of pugio blades whit tang and not whit the traditional form of the handle for the metal parts.
I looked in a book the photo of the ivory handle of pugio that is in british museum and this is really strange repert because is similar in the apparence to a traditional pugio handle in metal but look like if could have in inside the tang!
Please...if some of you live in London could go for do some photo of this important repert?
PierPaolo siercovich
