Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my.

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Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my.

Conal

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07-19-2009, 04:44 PM

OK ... different tack on the pilum bodkin point ... was the pilum intended to pierce mail or was it designed to defeat what it would hit first ... the shield, hence the long tang to reach the bearer behind it? Weren't the first ones around before mail was widespread?

Could the bodkin arrow head have be intended to take on shields rather than mail?

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Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Aulus Perrinius - 07-10-2009, 11:58 AM

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Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Sean Manning - 07-11-2009, 06:04 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by marka - 07-11-2009, 11:10 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 07-12-2009, 11:53 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by marka - 07-12-2009, 12:43 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Sean Manning - 07-12-2009, 07:01 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by marka - 07-12-2009, 09:30 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Matthew Amt - 07-13-2009, 02:43 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by marka - 07-13-2009, 04:10 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Dan Howard - 07-13-2009, 11:29 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Sean Manning - 07-14-2009, 01:37 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gregg - 07-14-2009, 01:40 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Matthew Amt - 07-14-2009, 02:15 PM

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Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Dan Howard - 07-14-2009, 10:28 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gregg - 07-15-2009, 07:07 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by John Conyard - 07-15-2009, 08:24 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Matthew Amt - 07-15-2009, 12:41 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 07-15-2009, 05:27 PM

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Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Dan Howard - 07-17-2009, 02:37 AM

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Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by marka - 07-17-2009, 07:04 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Conal - 07-17-2009, 08:53 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Endre Fodstad - 07-17-2009, 09:13 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Dan Howard - 07-17-2009, 09:48 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 07-17-2009, 11:49 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 07-17-2009, 11:58 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Robert Vermaat - 07-17-2009, 12:28 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 07-17-2009, 12:32 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Matthew Amt - 07-17-2009, 12:45 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 07-17-2009, 12:52 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by John Conyard - 07-17-2009, 02:17 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 07-17-2009, 02:49 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Aulus Perrinius - 07-17-2009, 03:47 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Matthew Amt - 07-17-2009, 04:59 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 07-17-2009, 05:22 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by John Conyard - 07-17-2009, 06:55 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gregg - 07-17-2009, 09:08 PM

Why the bodkin? - by Gregg - 07-17-2009, 10:28 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Sean Manning - 07-18-2009, 01:47 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by John Conyard - 07-18-2009, 06:31 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Dan Howard - 07-18-2009, 08:44 AM

Re: Why the bodkin? - by Matthew Amt - 07-18-2009, 01:33 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Macedon - 07-18-2009, 02:30 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by marka - 07-18-2009, 10:07 PM

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Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gregg - 07-19-2009, 12:11 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Conal - 07-19-2009, 04:44 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Sean Manning - 07-19-2009, 05:10 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gregg - 07-19-2009, 09:05 PM

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Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Dan Howard - 07-19-2009, 10:47 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by marka - 07-20-2009, 06:36 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Dan Howard - 07-20-2009, 08:30 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by marka - 07-20-2009, 01:05 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Dan Howard - 07-20-2009, 10:17 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gregg - 07-21-2009, 01:07 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Conal - 07-21-2009, 08:33 AM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Dan Howard - 07-21-2009, 11:18 AM

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Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gregg - 07-21-2009, 03:44 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gregg - 07-21-2009, 03:47 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Conal - 07-21-2009, 04:08 PM

Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 07-21-2009, 06:21 PM

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