07-28-2007, 12:30 AM
Ave,
We've chatted up this question a few times recently, you can use the search and find some examples but...
I feel Jim is right and you can really see this very clearly in each example below, the pugio is often attached directly to (or strapped very, very tightly) to the frogs, not dangling on a long piece of leather.
Examples for you:
[url:3qhv0a8k]http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/images/thumbs/imagebase_FirstnameAB_lg_AnnaiusDaverzusd1_jpg_large.jpg[/url]
[url:3qhv0a8k]http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/images/thumbs/imagebase_FirstnameNP_lg_PFlavoleiusCordusd1_jpg_large.jpg[/url]
[url:3qhv0a8k]http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/images/stories/imagebase/Unknowns/lg_unkMilesMainzIId1.jpg[/url]
My personal opinion (and be careful I've been wrong before!) is that there were o-rings that were bent open, slipped around the frog, and then tightened.
We've chatted up this question a few times recently, you can use the search and find some examples but...
I feel Jim is right and you can really see this very clearly in each example below, the pugio is often attached directly to (or strapped very, very tightly) to the frogs, not dangling on a long piece of leather.
Examples for you:
[url:3qhv0a8k]http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/images/thumbs/imagebase_FirstnameAB_lg_AnnaiusDaverzusd1_jpg_large.jpg[/url]
[url:3qhv0a8k]http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/images/thumbs/imagebase_FirstnameNP_lg_PFlavoleiusCordusd1_jpg_large.jpg[/url]
[url:3qhv0a8k]http://www.romanarmy.com/cms/images/stories/imagebase/Unknowns/lg_unkMilesMainzIId1.jpg[/url]
My personal opinion (and be careful I've been wrong before!) is that there were o-rings that were bent open, slipped around the frog, and then tightened.
Vale!
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My ancient coin collection:
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