08-31-2007, 03:46 PM
The evidence I know of for the use of pugiones in the second century is limited to two examples, namely a fragmentary dagger from Buciumi and a grip plate from Barr Hill. The Barr Hill plate is of the same form as the handles of the third century daggers.
I had not seen the photo you posted up before but to my eyes it looks more like the tang and shoulders of a sword blade, the rest of which has been lost.
Magius,
Just for the record, your belt plates are NOT Republican. They are type 'A' plates (Grew and Griffeths' classification) and date to the second and third quarters of the first century AD. They are contemporary with type 'B' plates.
Crispvs
I had not seen the photo you posted up before but to my eyes it looks more like the tang and shoulders of a sword blade, the rest of which has been lost.
Magius,
Just for the record, your belt plates are NOT Republican. They are type 'A' plates (Grew and Griffeths' classification) and date to the second and third quarters of the first century AD. They are contemporary with type 'B' plates.
Crispvs
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