Roman Pugio

Top quality, goes well with my gladius-working toward a complete outfit.

Just received. Have not tested but the knife looks great.
However will join the scabbard complaints. Way too loose

Got this as a Christmas gift for myself to go with my Maintz Gladius.  The wooden handle goes well with the Maintz Gladius (since I covered the Maintz handle with leather). Excellent quality and feel, somewhat larger than expected, but it is historically accurate size!

I have handled a lot of Windlass swords and daggers over the years... and this one always sticks in my memory as one of their nicer offerings.  Although it's historical accuracy is debatable, there is no arguing that this dagger is well made with sleek lines.  It's more of a cross between a Pugio dagger and a Mainz gladius.  Regardless, if I lived in ancient Rome, I would not hesitate to keep this as my daily sidearm!

Very nice,  handle is smooth. Well formed that will accommodate extra large hands even with a wrap or glove on.  Ordered my blade sharpened, and that it did. The balance of the pugio is  about where the narrowest part of the blade is. But still a light weight utensil.

Very unique reproduction. The wood work on Windlass products is typically excellent, so it's no surprise that weapons that incorporate wood into hilt construction are a good choice. Pugio are hard to come by on the reproduction market, so options in regard to historical accuracy are limited. The grip on this piece quite long, and so not typical, but this is NOT a fantasy weapon by any means. Overall, very solid construction and beautiful design.

I could not honestly say I have a collection and leave this out. It is light and solid. The flattened diamond cross section is cool. It polished up highly reflective, nicely balanced, very sharp.

A superb blade, I ordered it with an engraving and sharpening service and it was perfect. No defects in the blade or scabbard. A great purchase for anyone who is interested in the Romans or just needs a small blade.

Just right in every way, and not too dangerously sharp in this case.

Very nice blade

The blade is excellent! It feels good in the hand and well balanced. The workmanship of the handle was superb and no loose parts. My only real complaint would be the scabbard is way too loose. The design of the scabbard is great, but it needs to hold the blade solidly!

A hefty dagger with excellent grip.
the only problem is that I may have
to buy the gladius.

I am very pleased with this dagger. Weight and balance as expected, handles well. I ordered this sharpened, but found that I needed to put a finer edge on the blade for my taste. Otherwise I would have rated it with five stars.

The Pugio arrived in wonderful shape. Museum Replicas packs all of their orders extremely well. I ordered it sharpened and it couldn't be better, you could shave a mouse's whiskers off while he was sleeping with this dagger and not wake him up.

My only complaint isthat the throat of the scabbard could be a little tighter to secure it while carrying.

A beautiful side-arm, although not the most historically accurate pugio on the market. The handle is the wrong shape for a Pugio. The blade length is about right for an imperial pugio which was usually between 250-350mm, i.e. 10-14", long (republican pugios being shorter at between 150-200mm or 6-8"). The blade usually had a pronounced mid-rib, more so than this blade. Both republican and imperial pugio handles were metal, sandwiching an organic layer of bone, horn or possibly wood either side of a flat tang and riveted to the blade and tang, although later pugios had rod-tangs, which could have wooden replacement handles fitted if the original metal handle was damaged. Metal handles usually had a central bulbous swelling with a bulbous pommel during the republican period and a flat-edged pommel during the imperial period.