09-12-2009, 02:50 PM
Some detectorist found (among some other curious things) two iron points while looking for Civil War stuff here in the Basque Country. They deposited them in the Archeology museum.
I don´t have a photo, but we were able to make some measurements. Both are quite similar in measures and finish.
The length it´s 15 cm, half of this only for the point. In one case the point section it´s triangular, the other one square. They increase progresively until the end. The shaft hole it´s around 2 cm, the widest part of the points, the narrowest being the transition between the point and the shaft cone. They reminded me like an sort of scaled up "bodkin" type, purely penetrative weapon, no sharpened at all.
They may not be Roman, but Medieval. And from a crossbow´s bolt, javelin or any kind of artillery.
What are your thoughts? :wink:
I don´t have a photo, but we were able to make some measurements. Both are quite similar in measures and finish.
The length it´s 15 cm, half of this only for the point. In one case the point section it´s triangular, the other one square. They increase progresively until the end. The shaft hole it´s around 2 cm, the widest part of the points, the narrowest being the transition between the point and the shaft cone. They reminded me like an sort of scaled up "bodkin" type, purely penetrative weapon, no sharpened at all.
They may not be Roman, but Medieval. And from a crossbow´s bolt, javelin or any kind of artillery.
What are your thoughts? :wink:
-This new learning amazes me, Sir Bedevere. Explain again how
sheep´s bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.
Iagoba Ferreira Benito, member of Cohors Prima Gallica
and current Medieval Martial Arts teacher of Comilitium Sacrae Ensis, fencing club.
sheep´s bladders may be employed to prevent earthquakes.
Iagoba Ferreira Benito, member of Cohors Prima Gallica
and current Medieval Martial Arts teacher of Comilitium Sacrae Ensis, fencing club.