A ROMAN SHORT DAGGER OR PUGIO, 1ST CENTURY AD

Reference: ART6001030

A Roman short dagger with its sheath. The short dagger was used by the Roman army as an auxiliary weapon, for personal protection or as a means of defending oneself at close quarters. This is a rare example with the iron sheath still intact.
Iron. Roman 1st.c.A.D.
36.3 by 13.2 cm.

PROVENANCE
Private collection Austria, before 1990