How To.. wear the Pugio and Gladius (belts, fasteners)

[Tarbicus]

Jim I'm afraid I have to disagree with that statement you have made that there had to be some sort of clothing before the toggle could be considered as such. When Deschler - Erb and Miks have not shown leather of a belt to establish a sword suspension system, for that is also only speculation is it not.

Exactly, Brian - my point also, but in reverse. I'm still very unclear as to how you can state indefatigably that they couldn't be used for scabbard suspension, when there is no evidence presented that they were only used to fasten clothing. However, the example Miks shows is clearly in context of being associated with a sword.