A pugio referencing the 1st century AD find from Titelberg in Luxembourg, a site significant enough that researchers Vanden Berghe and Simkins published a detailed academic reconstruction study of this exact dagger in 2001–2002.
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. The Titelberg find was the subject of a detailed academic reconstruction by researchers L. Vanden Berghe and M. Simkins, published in 2001–2002, which examined the dagger’s waisted blade form — transitional between earlier Celtic designs and the standard Imperial pugio — and tested its balance and durability using period-accurate ironworking techniques.
Deepeeka’s reproduction recreates the classic broad, waisted, ridged and fullered blade referencing the Titelberg find, 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
