Plumbata

[Robert Vermaat]

Yes, I also thought about sticking them into the board. However, there'd be some evidence. Simply sticking them into the wood wouldn't do, for you can't obviously get them in too deep, so at some point the point could get loose. Inside the rim wouldn't give them enough safe space to stay where they are. I've tried that, and you'd need about 2-4 cm for a safe margin, which would mean a big rim. My current solution will keep them safely in place, even at a run. I've used rawhide because the material was available (rim's of the same stuff), it's light and it's plyable. A wooden rim would of course do as well, as would a strip of cloth maybe, but we've found no wooden rim and I think the cloth would tear.<br>
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Also, I've chosen the thong instead of holding the shaft with the thumb because the latter could not be done for a great lenght of time.<br>
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Funny you should mention the bag, because this is exactly what came up in discussing all this at <em>ARCHEON</em> last sunday. Indeed, we looked at javelins being carried in a quiver a concluded this could have been the way to carry a set of plumbatae, with 5 carried at the ready, just like modern soldiers would carry extra magazines on them.<br>
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Valete,<br>
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