Plumbata

[Robert Vermaat]

Hi Aitor,<br>
The thong presents no problem, as the head will be horizontal to the shield anyway. If you keep the thong a little loose, you can pull the shaft towards you when drawing the dart. That way, the head will point to the shield in drawing it and you'll have no problem with the thong. However, my shield is flat, which makes drawing easier.<br>
A bigger problem is my reinforcing bar, which should be removed when attaching plumbatae in this fashion. However, if your shield is properly curved (as yours are, right?), the bar would be out of the way anyway.<br>
Lastly, entangling. Len has made these (I presume) without wanting them attached to a shield. The flights are not in a 45-degree angle to the head. I think they should be, so that 2 of the 4 flights will stabalise the plumbata in a fixed position. Mine aren't, so the heads aren't sitting flat against the board, and they will tangle if I'm not careful when drawing them. However, if you give them enough room, you can pull the one on the right a centimeter or two from the rest, so they won't tangle in drawing.<br>
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How long will your plumbatae be?<br>
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Campagi? Wow. Pictures, please (new thread?).<br>
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Valete,<br>
Valerius/Robert<br>
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