mid-1st.-century pugio

[XorX]

I want to show you the last -quite simple- pugio I made: It`s not exactly based on a single find but a composition of different find-based pieces, scientific guess and the wishes of the customer.

Blade C 60 carbon steel with rod tang like many pieces from Vindonissa
2-piece Handle ebony with copper-alloy decorative rivets glued in. The 2-piece construction is a guess based on the bone handle from London
scabbard in oak with plate in blackened iron (I`ve found one single piece without inlays from Xanten), pelta-shaped mounts bronze, fixed with bronze rivets

Length: 321mm
Blade length: 198mm
Blade width: 40mm
Thickness: 5,3mm
Weight: 155gr

[Vindex]

That is very, very smart mile:

[munazio planco]

Avete omnes

it is a very,very good reconstruction in fact from Vindonissa there are a lot of blade like this one,handle is very good and scabbard too.but carbon steel is sure that is C60??? Maebyn C70?

[Robert]

NICE! :woot:

[XorX]

but carbon steel is sure that is C60??? Maebyn C70?

Sure, I buy it regularly as C 60 in 6m-rods in different diameters.
Unfortunately, I have no sources for C 70, Ck 75, C 80 in useful dimensions here.
But the C 60 is a good mid-carbon "standard" tool steel for multi-purpose. It doesn`t get too hard but has the ability to forgive errors in everyday use

[leonardo]

Very elegant finish. Specially in the hilt. I liked the copper-ebony- latten combination
I can´t wait to make one for me borrowing this one. Pure envy.