11-02-2009, 06:53 PM
I notice that you mention "pugio straps". I am not entirely sure what you mean by this but if, per chance, you mean the two short straps many re-enactors use to suspend their daggers from, I would advise against following this practice. There is absolutely no evidence for these straps and they are a modern invention. I know of no evidence for them before 1985, when Morrel published his article on the Velson burial.
The representational evidence consistently shows the upper suspension rings of dagger sheaths in line with the belt itself, butting up against the frog buttons in such a way as to suggest that they are tightly laced to the frog buttons with thonging. Frog plates therefore need to be close enough together on the belt that the buttons touch the upper suspension rings on either side. The lower suspension rings should not be used at all.
Crispvs
The representational evidence consistently shows the upper suspension rings of dagger sheaths in line with the belt itself, butting up against the frog buttons in such a way as to suggest that they are tightly laced to the frog buttons with thonging. Frog plates therefore need to be close enough together on the belt that the buttons touch the upper suspension rings on either side. The lower suspension rings should not be used at all.
Crispvs
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