09-18-2014, 07:00 AM
Quote: The right hand image that looks like to me the iron runs through till it is in line with the end of the lead, I thought there was a good portion of metal put into the wooden shaft. Also as we have found during our demonstrations that if the shaft is to break it breaks just behind the lead, That is with the iron shaft well into the wood. Great Stuff
The more plumbatae I see, the more I get the impression that plumbatae were fast and dirty weapons. Sometimes crude heads, no clear typology, all sorts of shapes in lead weights. The modern reconstructions are of course meant to last as long as possible, but I doubt that this was the case at the time. A bit like shoes. they probably got new ones several times a year, ours are meant to last years because they are much more expensive.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)