pugio british museum Maliënkolders The word cochlearium in Latin

The word cochlearium in Latin means 'snail shell'

"This is based on an original from the 1st century AD found in Leuwen (Gelderland)

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thick tip which makes it ideal for beginning spear fighters

pugio british museum Maliënkolders The word cochlearium in LatinA beautiful pugio with scabbard by Windlass Steelcrafts, based on an original in the British Museum. The pugio was a dagger that Roman legionaries used for close combat. These types of Roman daggers were not usually worn by civilians, but traders and other travelers did carry a pugio on the road. In this way they could protect themselves against barbarians on the edges of the Roman Empire or against robbers. This pugio has a wooden grip and the