09-14-2013, 07:24 PM
Doc,
I suspect you might not have seen the 'pugio' carried by the Herculaneum soldier. This appears, to my eyes, to have been a cut down Mainz type sword, reused as pugio, perhaps after being broken. Whatever the case, it has a handle appropriate for a Mainz type sword. There are also two known examples of pugios with replacement handles: one in the Museum of London, which has a replacement handle of turned wood, and the other from Vindonissa, which has a reused sword grip, combined wih what appears to be a Mainz type striker plate.
Therefore, while pugios with sword handles or other types of replacement handles should not be too common within our ranks, one or two here and there add variety and a touch of authenticity to overall impression of a unit.
Crispvs
I suspect you might not have seen the 'pugio' carried by the Herculaneum soldier. This appears, to my eyes, to have been a cut down Mainz type sword, reused as pugio, perhaps after being broken. Whatever the case, it has a handle appropriate for a Mainz type sword. There are also two known examples of pugios with replacement handles: one in the Museum of London, which has a replacement handle of turned wood, and the other from Vindonissa, which has a reused sword grip, combined wih what appears to be a Mainz type striker plate.
Therefore, while pugios with sword handles or other types of replacement handles should not be too common within our ranks, one or two here and there add variety and a touch of authenticity to overall impression of a unit.
Crispvs
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