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Because of the material and the fact that the Roman sword was just a tool to be used, and didn't have any heroic significance, there aren

For those that are interested, here

Nope, never mentioned it to anyone from the SCA, but I did ask questions about the blade on a different formum a few weeks ago. Someone from there could have asked.

Rome did use lead in their cups and in making certain drinks. It's now common believe that one of the explanations of the Roman

Is that an authentic blade or a reproduction? If its authentic, is that a lighter colored metal or the light reflecting off a shinny surface? I don

OOPS, responded at the wrong place.

Thanks everyone for the help on the pictures. Here

Being that its part of my private collection, I'm a little leery about posting it in such a public place. I

Hi, I recently received a rather unique 1st century authentic Pugio. I was hoping to post a few questions about the blade. Is there a way to post pictures on this site and if so, what is the size limitation. Thanks

Thanks for the link, I'm going to go out and get a copy.

That was very informative, for those of us that read the posts and usually don't respond, let me say thanks.

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