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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4347901, member: 51347&quot;]I LOVE the Pugio, and now want one!&nbsp; Have always been fascinated with them and the Iberian Gladius.</p><p><br /></p><p>I manufactured knives in the US, Europe, and Asia (Kitchen, steak, military, ceremonial, pocketknves, hunting, fishing, filet, swords, daggers, autopsy, kitchen cutlery, etc.) off and on for 40 years.&nbsp; The industry called a tang the metal piece, formed as part of the blade, that extended into the handle.&nbsp; The handle was riveted, wrapped, or thermo-formed around the tang to give a secure foundation for the grip.</p><p><br /></p><p>I was just trying to understand the attribution of &quot;double tang&quot;.&nbsp; I cannot see it from the pics.</p><p><br /></p><p>THanks,</p><p>Brian</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1100794[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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