Framing the social role of wearing weapons in late prehistoric societies is not an easy task. Beyond their undeniable aesthetic beauty and their functionality, they hide a number of other social meanings, some of them only understandable through their contextualisation in a broader picture of many different social layers. Signifiers of death, but also of prestige, status or simply warriorhood, weapons have always held a meaning which was not static throughout the centuries. Rather, it changed over time, partaking into a constant and dynamic interaction between the object, the body and society. In this paper, the meaning of wearing weapons and their development through time will be explored through the case study of the central Apennines between the eighth and the fifth centuries BC, a period of time that saw many historical and social changes. The very representation of the warrior as an active member of society is explored here through the practice of wearing weapons in death and in life, and through the analysis of how this practice changed during the period in exam, with all its consequences.