12-15-2016, 07:26 AM
(12-15-2016, 04:40 AM)Flavivs Aetivs Wrote: I'd argue maybe, but could it not have also been for the Verrutum/Lancea, a short 1-meter javelin with a barbed triangular or leaf-bladed head?
That's what I am in doubt about, what use would a small socket be for a javelin - wouldn't it break immediately? hence my questions here.
(12-15-2016, 06:57 AM)brennivs - tony drake Wrote: First lets say it as a javelin, how would you put a heavier shaft onto a small socket ? I would insert a piece of dowel in the socket and leave a couple of Inchs sticking out then on the heavier shaft bore a hole into it long enough to take the dowel and the first inch of javelin and glue it in, then a bit binding to stop splitting Next it could have been a javelin that the socket is damaged and has been cut back to a point it will only take a dowel ?
Could you show me in an image how that works? And is this a common solution that we've found remains of? I'm talking about undamaged sockets btw, which are much smaller than your 'common' javelin or spear socket.
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