11-29-2006, 10:41 PM
(Post by me in another topic)
Original thickness of roman pugios blade are:
-Gravenvoeren pugio (Belgium) (Vanden Berghe, JRMES7, 1996, pag. 66): 8,9 mm. Tang type.
-Titelberg pugio (Luxembourg) (Vanden Berghe/ Simkins, JRMES 12/13, 2001/2002, 75/84): 4 mm at the midrib and only 2 mm at the rest. In fact, is so thin that it was originally distorted.
-Usk pugio (England) (Chapmann, A catalogue..., 2005, pág. 22 number 05): 5 mm.
-Loughor (England) (Chapmann, A catalogue..., 2005, pág. 22 number 06): 7 mm at the tang.
Original thickness of roman pugios blade are:
-Gravenvoeren pugio (Belgium) (Vanden Berghe, JRMES7, 1996, pag. 66): 8,9 mm. Tang type.
-Titelberg pugio (Luxembourg) (Vanden Berghe/ Simkins, JRMES 12/13, 2001/2002, 75/84): 4 mm at the midrib and only 2 mm at the rest. In fact, is so thin that it was originally distorted.
-Usk pugio (England) (Chapmann, A catalogue..., 2005, pág. 22 number 05): 5 mm.
-Loughor (England) (Chapmann, A catalogue..., 2005, pág. 22 number 06): 7 mm at the tang.
Cesar Pocinya
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