Republican Equipment

[Peroni]

Hans Binsfeld does a couple of late Republican pugio types, although in the Titelberg is in the wrong metal! and the Dangstetten should have four suspension points. That said, I would choose the Dangstetten dagger and just add the missing parts myself.
http://www.binsfeld-replikate.de/pugio.htm

Ideally though a pugio of the Hispanic type with a frame sheath and round grip terminal expansion would be more accurate for the earlier Republic.

[Gaius Julius Caesar]

The one on the right looks like the ticket!
Any chance of more pictures and dimensions on that one Ade?

[barcid]

Ok ! Cheers Peroni i want to set my impression in spain 260-140BC ish, Yes Spanish style Dagger More info please if you can .

Is getting the new Deepeeka pilum Ok ,

Also I want to have made The light Pila head from the Renieblas camp III site in Spain , Illustration. 2 , & the spear head Ill. 6 & butt Ill. 10. as shown on Republican plate in Bishop & Coulston R.M.E .

& would replacing the Hamata hook with a leather strap be better ,using the original buttons .am wanting one of these,also cheers

[LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS]

If you want more information about iberian daggers, please wait a few months for the release of a new volum of Gladius, that will be readable "on-line", as all past numbers in: http://gladius.revistas.csic.es/index.php/gladius/index

[barcid]

thank you, yes indeed lots of great research going on

[Peroni]

Is getting the new Deepeeka pilum Ok ,

I would probably go for the Deepeeka socketed pilum over the new one for this period. Pila vary a great deal, but looking at Weapons of the Romans by Feugere, the shafts seem to be quite short for the tanged type.

[barcid]

the deepeeka socketed pilum AH3527 looks quite heavy, so would it be Ok for the heavy pilum of the period & have made the lighter one as shown in the B&C R.M.E. Republican plate for longer range . am i correct :? & when would you date their new AH3526N type ,1st. cent AD . design. ?

[Martin Moser]

Hi Andy,

must have totally overlooked this thread :oops:
nice kit and good work with the Comacchio bag there!

nice kit andy , when was the bag introduced 2nd c. BC & not standard issue were they?

With bags, we know very little. This one is dated Augustean. FYI, I once posted an overview of pouches/purses/leather bags here

[jho]

I would probably go for the Deepeeka socketed pilum over the new one for this period. Pila vary a great deal, but looking at Weapons of the Romans by Feugere, the shafts seem to be quite short for the tanged type.

I do not know anything about Depeeka products but Republican tanged pila could have fairly long shafts, see plate 5-7 of the publication on the pila from

Smihel

dated around 200 BC.