03-11-2009, 08:36 PM
Hi John,
Please send me those images! I know all of the 'Wroxeter Nine' (see below), but I lack an image of the ninth one. There even is a tenth one, but this seems to be just the lead weight.
So far all of the plumbata produced commercially seem to be of the Burgh castle 'tanged' type. The Wroxeter finds, even though it's not established if tanged or socketed, all have their lead weight on the joint between metal and wood. So if the Comitatus plumbatae are based on a Wroxeter find, I'd sure like to see that one.
Quote:This design is very easy to repair, and is based on one of the finds from Wroxeter. PM me and I can send you photographs. The majority of finds with the lead in situ are as Robert describes. But Wroxeter is well known in the UK, and the find suits our needs admirably.
Please send me those images! I know all of the 'Wroxeter Nine' (see below), but I lack an image of the ninth one. There even is a tenth one, but this seems to be just the lead weight.
So far all of the plumbata produced commercially seem to be of the Burgh castle 'tanged' type. The Wroxeter finds, even though it's not established if tanged or socketed, all have their lead weight on the joint between metal and wood. So if the Comitatus plumbatae are based on a Wroxeter find, I'd sure like to see that one.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)