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As an added detail, Eric did the beaks of the two birds in copper. This is highly unusual so my guess is that this is how the original was done. The pictures I have of this sheath are not good enough for me to tell.
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Was it possible these thinner blades were the result of many years of use?
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Unlikely.
One of the type 'B' sheaths from Mainz has suspension hinge plates which intrude so far into the plate that only a narrow blade could have been accommodated.
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Quote:It's based in some pugiones like the one in the picture, this one with an original replacement handle:
![[Image: pvgiones_pvgiones02.jpg]](http://www.roma-victrix.com/armamentarium/img/pvgiones_pvgiones02.jpg)
I mean blades like this one?
It seems quite uneven, and not following the usual symetrical design of the pugio blades.
A narrow blade design I understand, but a wonky blade seems to go against the grain a bit. :?
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It is merely a bit corroded down one edge. Actually some of the sheath plates from Vindonissa of type 'Bii' are sufficiciently narrow as to indicate that blades of that width may have been far more common than we might otherwise assume.
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Yeah, I noticed that after posting, But the other edge follows the shape closely too. :? And I agree that there are quite afew narrow examples out there as well.
But I am sure there is an example that follows Cesars blade shape quite closely, somewhere, which is what made me think of this possibility.
Perhaps as time went on the sheaths were refabricated to hold narrower blades......just a thought.
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Very nice work Cesar - how did you make the blade?
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Thanx. I have take one blade of a XX century dagger, with a similar shape, reshape a little, and then make the channels with a dremel bit. Then a little planishing with a hammer, and a heavy polishing with sand papers and finally polishing compounds.
