How To.. wear the Pugio and Gladius (belts, fasteners)

[Magnus]

How can you base carrying the pugio on one example?

He's not, Matt. He's basing it on all of the scupltural evidence where the pugio is worn at the hip, plus the findings from an excavated example.

The velson dagger could be the exception, not the rule.Without further evidence there's no basis to say that it was worn vertically beyond a mere doubt.

Have to disagree with you there. :wink: All of the evidence supports Crispvs' opinion, and not a single shred of evidence supports it being worn at an angle at the hip.

My fault, I wasn't clear. By one example I meant the Velson dagger with the lower rings made of silver, I didn't mean all types of examples as a whole. Combining that with artistic examples just isn't enough. It's like saying all Galllic G's were exactly the same, but they weren't, even though there is only one real good example.

Again, with the little evidence there is some practical application in the form of experimental archaeology that must be used to come to a better theory. Until more evidence is found. It's just not enough to say it was done this way and no other.

Besides, everyone can agree or disagree, but it won't change the fact that I will wear my pugio on an angle. Always. Forever. And ever....lol.