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A fine pugio with scabbard by Windlass Steelcrafts, based on an original held in the British Museum. The pugio was a dagger that Roman legionaries employed in close combat. These types of Roman daggers were not ordinarily worn by civilians, though traders and other travellers did carry a pugio whilst on the road. In this way they could protect themselves against barbarians on the fringes of the Roman Empire or against robbers. The pugio has a wooden grip, and the scabbard is decorated with brass fittings and rings to hang it from your belt. The blade is crafted from tempered 1055 carbon steel with a hardness of 48–52 HRC. Particularly well-suited to reenactment of a Roman legionary, a Roman costume, or for the collector of Roman weapons. Once blunted, the pugio is well-suited to reenactment battles.
