Questions about the forging of a pugio and a balteus

[Marcus Mummius]

Thanks.

Does anybody know the percentage of copper and tin in 100gram bronze. I know it is 90% copper and 10% tin now, but what percentages did the romans use for belt parts like a buckle and pugio froggs?

I don`t have found a good person who can mould bronze for me, so I have to do it by myself

Military equipment in the 1st century AD was mostly made out of brass (messing) instead of bronze. So this means copper and zinc. For things like bukcles and pugio frogs I'd suggest yellow brass. So brass with a zinc content of about 25-30% should be good I guess.

Vale,