15th century two handed sword royal armouries Drinkhoorns This pugio has a wooden

This pugio has a wooden grip and the scabbard is decorated with brass fittings and rings to hang it on your belt

giving it a somewhat disreputable reputation

This burgonet is hand-crafted from 1

The status of the aquilifer went far beyond that of an ordinary standard-bearer

In the Celtic and Roman worlds

15th century two handed sword royal armouries Drinkhoorns This pugio has a woodenThis is a replica of a mid 15th century two handed sword. The original piece was excavated in France (possibly found at a fort near the 1453 battlefield of Castillon la Bataille). The two handed sword is one of a group of over eighty swords discovered at the same site. It has been part of the Royal Armouries collection since 1978 (object number IX. 1787). This type of sword is believed to have been in use during the last years of the Hundred Years