10-22-2006, 06:06 PM
Hi Cesar,
I am making a pugio with a tang and a narrow blade, so I can not use the copper rivets to fix the tang to the wood. How did the tang stay in place? It does not go the full lenghts of the handle, so will it be clamped between the wooden slabs or is there evidence for another kind of construction? I'm doing a slender bladed "Leiden" type pugio of the first century, and these are poorly documented (few finds), as there seems to be a gap between early Republican pugios and the later Empire ones. Perhaps someone else has some pointers? Looking forward to your next fotographs, great work so far on the scabbard!
I am making a pugio with a tang and a narrow blade, so I can not use the copper rivets to fix the tang to the wood. How did the tang stay in place? It does not go the full lenghts of the handle, so will it be clamped between the wooden slabs or is there evidence for another kind of construction? I'm doing a slender bladed "Leiden" type pugio of the first century, and these are poorly documented (few finds), as there seems to be a gap between early Republican pugios and the later Empire ones. Perhaps someone else has some pointers? Looking forward to your next fotographs, great work so far on the scabbard!
