A pugio with a distinctive brass grip mounted directly over the full-tang blade — surviving originals show a wide range of grip materials and decoration, from plain military-issue wood to elaborately fitted brass and silver for officers and men of status.

The pugio developed from the daggers carried by Cantabrian and Celtiberian warriors of the Iberian peninsula, adopted into Roman military equipment by the 1st century BC and standard issue across the legions by the Augustan era. Carried on the left side of the waist belt (cingulum) as a backup to the gladius, its broad, waisted, double-edged blade was equally suited to a stabbing thrust or a slashing cut in the tight confines of close-quarters action where there was no room to swing a full-length sword.

Deepeeka’s reproduction features an unsharpened carbon steel blade with a central ridge, the brass grip riveted directly over the full tang, part of our Roman heritage range.

Use for:

• Roman legionary living history
• Museum-style display on a wall mount or stand
• Roman-themed home decor and collections
• Historical events and Roman markets
• Film and theatre productions set in the Roman Empire
• Collectors of Roman military equipment