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\"Winged\" roman spear blades?
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03-20-2013, 04:07 PM
Quote:It seems that there are "stoppers" (wings) on the spear point shaft to prevent it to sinking too deeply into the target.

Question from a non-military guy here: Why would you want to prevent it from sinking too deeply into the target? I can see the reasoning behind those little points on a trident or the flared head on an arrow to prevent them from slipping out (or creating even more damage when removed), but why would you want to stop it from going too far into the body?
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\"Winged\" roman spear blades? - by Virilis - 03-19-2013, 01:56 PM
\"Winged\" roman spear blades? - by Virilis - 03-19-2013, 06:04 PM
RE: \"Winged\" roman spear blades? - by George44 - 01-01-2021, 06:43 PM
\"Winged\" roman spear blades? - by Virilis - 03-19-2013, 07:59 PM
\"Winged\" roman spear blades? - by Conal - 03-20-2013, 02:15 PM
\"Winged\" roman spear blades? - by Epictetus - 03-20-2013, 04:07 PM
\"Winged\" roman spear blades? - by Macedon - 03-20-2013, 04:26 PM
\"Winged\" roman spear blades? - by eduard - 03-20-2013, 04:38 PM
\"Winged\" roman spear blades? - by Ammianus - 03-21-2013, 09:26 PM
\"Winged\" roman spear blades? - by eduard - 03-22-2013, 03:02 AM

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