04-01-2006, 11:44 PM
continued from the "Show here your Roman impression" thread
Interesting how you throw it underhanded. I thought it was more akin to throwing darts at a board (or like in RTW). Are they too heavy or awkward to throw overhanded, Vortigern ? Less effective range ?
Or were you just experimenting with both ways ?
Quote:Actually, I know (of) at least four reenactors with plumbata in their shields:
Leg XIIII (UK), I think Crispvs is the owner, Rob from the Batavi, then Ivan and myself. All flat shields, but I'm working on shorter ones behind my dished shield. Not a problem.
Yes, Mine are held with a leather strap. A bit loosely anyway, because I figure they were not carried to march with but to be distributed just before battle.
Close-up from last year at Archeon:
www.fectio.org.uk/shows/2005archeonjasper13.jpg
http://www.fectio.org.uk/shows/2005archeonfrederic4.jpg
Interesting how you throw it underhanded. I thought it was more akin to throwing darts at a board (or like in RTW). Are they too heavy or awkward to throw overhanded, Vortigern ? Less effective range ?
Or were you just experimenting with both ways ?
Jaime