The pugio
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- čas přidán 20. 05. 2016
- An overview of the pugio - the legionary dagger. Check out my channel for other vlogs on Roman kit.
The book I refer to is 'Pugio - Gladius Brevis Est' by Saliola and Casprini.
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The leaf shape of the blade is very reminiscent of the Spartan's xiphos sort sword. Very nice
the design is all about causing nasty wounds. Leaf shape causes a more open wound below the surface. very nasty.
+Ancient Blogger Yep, almost like a serrated or quad sided blade: makes a very nasty wound almost impossible to stich up
Szadek R. Hi and thanks for your comment. I make the link to the Iberians around the 2 minute mark, as I actually agree with you.
Szadek R. not a problem, always good to clarify these things.
Szadek R. Sorry I'm late to the party yall, for some reason I just got notification of these replies.
I didn't state the the pugio was based off of or was a direct evolution of the xiphos, just merely that it's leaf-shaped design reminded me of it.
No need to be rude. My intention wasn't to giving misinformation, so if that's how it came across I do apologize.
Nicely done. I can tell you're knowledgable in the matter and have done your research. I'll keep watching
Fighter pilots like a radar guided missile, heat seeker and a gun for up close. So, throwing spear, sword and dagger does not seem too out of place.
Adam
A bit like in "All Quiet" where they describe the best weapon for close quarter fighting being a well sharpened entrenching tool - the rifle and bayonet are out of the question. (see also UZI)
Good info! Was always curious about the Pugio.
thanks!
I really do enjoy your videos. I'm also very much interested in Roman history; though I've got
loads more to read up on, and it'll be some time before I'm up to your level of knowledge.
A truly great subject to study.
Your roman armour is very impressive, a lovely collection. Out of interest, where did you purchase your pugio, I'm thinking of maybe getting one myself. I'll definitely be getting myself
a gladius a some point in the future.
Kind regards,
Dave.
davie100able very kind words! I bought the pugio from www.armamentaria.com but I just checked and their website states that they have ceased trading. Huge shame.
In the ancient world of antiquity through the early 19th century, men did not go about unarmed, especially in the countryside. By the 18th and early 19th centuries, it was growing unacceptable to carry open weapons on one's person. The exception were men living in the countryside and wilderness where protection against bandits and beasts was still necessary. But that's not to say that in the last several thousand years, a particular citystate here and there might ban open carrying of weapons like knives. But for the most part it was customary in most parts of the world in olden times for men to be armed with at least a knife for personal protection and as a handy cutting tool.
Carrying knives still occurs today. I know that in most of America you can carry a folding knife with a clip to hold in the pocket. This is important because it means the knife is exposed and not hidden; some municipalities ban knives that are completely hidden in the pocket. Many men today carry a folding knife clipped to a pocket.
Should do a video about roman slings and their bullets they'd pour from lead and the slogans/carvings and often funny things they'd include on them 🤣I feel you'd do it justice 👌
great idea!!
Thx
Nice! subbed.
Where did you buy it?
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Was the Pugio sharpened on the edges? You didn't mention that. Where did you purchase your Pugio replica?
It definitely would have been sharpened! Mine is blunt, which is helpful as I have visited schools etc wearing it.
I purchased it back around 2007 I think and from armanteria who no longer operate.
Funnily enough,Sting in italian is called Pungolo,or Pungiglione,depending on the translation
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Double recurve edges probably give it some of the best slashing damage of any dagger. But it's wide blade probably made it less effective at stabbing through armor that was becoming more complex.
Uninspired Rambler I'm not sure it was going to be used to go through armour. Would be interesting to see what it could cut through. I reckon it was used more to find the exposed areas.
Ancient Blogger actually what I meant was the wide blade would make it difficult to get into the gaps and weak points in armor. I don't expect most daggers to actually pierce most types of armor. Otherwise it wouldn't be armor!
Uninspired Rambler I see, that's a good point (no pun intended)!
Uninspired Rambler as a side point I'm unsure how well armoured the opponents would have been. Used up close they would have found plenty of exposed areas.
Most opponents Romans faced weren't armored or were armored rather lightly.
Can i share your video?
Of course, glad you enjoyed it!
Can you still use it in a modern context?
What do you mean? It’s still a sharp knife, still will cause some incredibly severe wounds.
Weeding in the garden?
TIL its pronounced a way i havent been pronouncing it
You mentioned a few times the oddness of it's name, and I can't help but wondering given what it means if perhaps it or a similar word would've been a colloquialism or profane term for intercourse? I know this seems like a really immature question but I just wondered if you might know xD
+Henry Samuel interesting question! Unsure, I might reach out to a twitter on this one, there certainly seems to be a case for it. Martial (epigrams 14.33) makes reference to it but not in this context.
Where can a decent puggle be purchased?
You can probably find one on Amazon, eBay if you just search for it you can also find some pretty good ones because i got one off of amazon and its actually pretty good in my opinion but buy sharpening kit just in case
Unsure, I would check on reinactor sites as they are often very well informed on this. Good luck.
Search Komakiza facebook page. He makes pugio, gladius and other weapons traditionally, I mean forged.
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It is pronounced puh-yoh
Thanks!
WTF? g in classical Latin is always hard. In classical Latin it is pronounced /ˈpuː.ɡi.oː/. The way you spell it is not latin at all but italian...