Titus Pullo's Knife Titus Pullo's Knife



I love the TV series "Rome" and decided to make a copy of Titus Pullo's knife. It looks like a pugio but considering how crude it is, I suspect Pullo lifted it off a dead Gaul.



I used layers of 1/4" MDF. Two layers for the blade and two for the grip thickness.



I rounded the grips with the Dremel and glued them on each side of the blade.



After gluing the blade halves together, I shaped the blade edges on the belt sander.



I coated the MDF with shellac and puttied up holes and gaps.



I painted the wood grip with a base coat of black with brown highlights. The blade was sprayed with a Krylon Chrome.



I wound the handle with a 1/4" strip of leather, trying to capture the spirit of the original.



The final knife! The wide blade looks like it would cause some real damage!  ¶ 10:56 PM 1 comments