01-17-2008, 11:36 PM
The space between the frogs on my photo is due to the fact that I replaced the Deepeeka suspension on that pugio, and the replacement had much smaller rings. Using the laces in case with this pugio won't make any difference. To eliminate the gap, one has to initially make the balteus with the frogs closer together, which I intend to do when I make my next one.
Provided the frogs are placed closer together or the rings of the pugio are larger, the leather loop system should allow achievement of the desired position, if the circles of the frogs are small enough - if they are large, as in my case, they require wide slits on the leather for the loop to go over the frog, and due to the wide slits on the loops, the pugio will hang lower than desired - see photo 1. In that case, the laces may be preferable - see photo 2; one just has to try on the case by case basis.
I use laces at times as well, being inspired by the photo below - it seems to show a knot (indicated by an arrow). Although this particular case of attachment, seen on the memorial of Annaius Daverzus, displays a little gap between the frogs and the pugio rings and looks rather similar to my leather loop attachment shown in my first post, when viewed from the same angle.
Could you, Crispvs, show us a photo of your pugio attachment?
Provided the frogs are placed closer together or the rings of the pugio are larger, the leather loop system should allow achievement of the desired position, if the circles of the frogs are small enough - if they are large, as in my case, they require wide slits on the leather for the loop to go over the frog, and due to the wide slits on the loops, the pugio will hang lower than desired - see photo 1. In that case, the laces may be preferable - see photo 2; one just has to try on the case by case basis.
I use laces at times as well, being inspired by the photo below - it seems to show a knot (indicated by an arrow). Although this particular case of attachment, seen on the memorial of Annaius Daverzus, displays a little gap between the frogs and the pugio rings and looks rather similar to my leather loop attachment shown in my first post, when viewed from the same angle.
Could you, Crispvs, show us a photo of your pugio attachment?
M. CVRIVS ALEXANDER
(Alexander Kyrychenko)
LEG XI CPF
quando omni flunkus, mortati
(Alexander Kyrychenko)
LEG XI CPF
quando omni flunkus, mortati
