Roman decorated Pugio made of PGO foam with GRP core.
The pugio is a Roman dagger. It was carried by legionnaires in ancient Rome as a secondary weapon. This type of weapon was developed on the Iberian Peninsula by the Celts who lived there and was used from the 2nd century BC. from there entry into the Roman military equipment.
This Pugio has the abbreviation SPQR on the knob on one side and the motto "Si vis pacem para bellum" on the other side. The blade is made of Damascus steel.
Si vis pacem para bellum is a Latin proverb. It means something like "If you want peace, prepare for war".
S.P.Q.R. (also: SPQR) is the abbreviation for the Latin Senatus Populusque Romanus ("Senate and people of Rome" or "the (Roman) Senate and the Roman people"). This lettering was the emblem of ancient Rome and can still be found today as a motto in the city's coat of arms. The legions of the Roman Empire carried it on their signa. In S.P.Q.R. expresses the distribution of power in the Roman Republic between the Senate, which represents the aristocracy, and the people: both are sovereign. S.P.Q.R. became an acronym for a republican form of government and – more generally – an expression of civic pride.
Material:
PGO flexible foam, fiberglass
paint, acrylic paint
Top coat (Isoflex)
Colour:
silver, brown
Dimensions:
total 36 cm
Blade 21.5 cm
Handle 8.5 cm (without knob)
*Colors may deviate from the illustration, shipping abroad may incur additional costs that can be recalculated.
