05-17-2006, 09:50 PM
The rich adornment on some pugios could be attributed to modern day battle dress. What a soldier wore in the field isn’t always what he or she wears in full battle dress. The adorned pugios could be something a wealthier soldier wore when parading around the towns or cities. Attach a clean cape, slide in the fancy pugio, slip on a non-stained pair of sandals, then he was ready to impress the women in town.
Steve