01-08-2008, 12:30 AM
This weekend my friend and I replaced the suspension parts on my Deepeeka AH3264P plain pugio. The replacement parts were made by Nodge Nolan and can be ordered here.
Stripping off the incorrect suspension parts was not difficult. Then I polished the scabbard with sandpaper and steel wool. The new suspension loops could be easily adjusted to fit with the holes. Getting the brass nails through the loops and the holes was a bit tricky, but doable. I made brass washers for two of the three nails of each loop, since the holes were too large for the nails. It took two of us to pin the nails - Edge Gibbons pinned them while I was holding the scabbard.
The blade did not easily fit since the nails now went through the scabbard, and the holes were made a little too far from the edges. However, with little pushing and hammering on the handle it succumbed. The end result is below.
Stripping off the incorrect suspension parts was not difficult. Then I polished the scabbard with sandpaper and steel wool. The new suspension loops could be easily adjusted to fit with the holes. Getting the brass nails through the loops and the holes was a bit tricky, but doable. I made brass washers for two of the three nails of each loop, since the holes were too large for the nails. It took two of us to pin the nails - Edge Gibbons pinned them while I was holding the scabbard.
The blade did not easily fit since the nails now went through the scabbard, and the holes were made a little too far from the edges. However, with little pushing and hammering on the handle it succumbed. The end result is below.
M. CVRIVS ALEXANDER
(Alexander Kyrychenko)
LEG XI CPF
quando omni flunkus, mortati
(Alexander Kyrychenko)
LEG XI CPF
quando omni flunkus, mortati
