pugio british museum

pugio british museumA 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

The pair of chain mail chausses is constructed from 1

These braies are fitted with laces

The sides are also removable

It is well-suited to portraying various LARP characters

It may be attached to the helmet by means of a 4

The plates are decorated with two rivets and feature rolled edges

The naginata is a pole weapon traditionally used by the Japanese samurai

Bags of this type were worn throughout the Middle Ages

and is further based upon the Landsknecht trousers

three pairs of straps permit the shield to be held on both arms and in a variety of ways

which may be left open or closed with a fibula

The leather half mask extends from the nose to the chin