05-05-2008, 10:39 PM
I'm very much opened to new data on this issue. I have been told a number of times by reenactors that when the antilabe is at its proper length, seating the porpax snuggly, you can't bend the hand enough to hold a spear. Play around with different tightness and see what you think.
This is something I had not considered, because I assumed the shield would be too unstable, but perhaps the spear shaft resting on the rim on the upper and lower sides makes this possible.
Quote:The other thing is that for a short period the hoplite can use only the porpax to hold the shield,leaving at all the antilabe,of cource this requires that you hold your arm at an angle.
This is something I had not considered, because I assumed the shield would be too unstable, but perhaps the spear shaft resting on the rim on the upper and lower sides makes this possible.
Paul M. Bardunias
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