Pugio

The Pugio is a Roman dagger. It was built by the legionaries in ancient Rome as a second weapon.

Description

The Pugio has a broad, double-edged blade. The blade is from the book to place narrower. The place is decorated pointed. The book is usually made ​​of wood or metal. There are different versions that differ in length, blade design and equipment. The sheaths were usually made ​​of metal with a core of wood. The Legion of the Roman army wore the Pugio on the side of the cingulum. The vaginal length of the curly, sometimes straight blade was about 25 to 30 centimeters. This type of weapon was developed in the Iberian peninsula and found since the 2nd century BC from where the entrance to the Roman military equipment. He was the successor of Parazoniums. In the 3rd century the Pugio came from the use.