Manuballista

[Gunthamund Hasding]

There was one found at Xanten. They were rather uncommon, being artillery, but here are some pics:

I'm sure Dr. Campbell can elaborate.

well Xanten might not necessarly be hand held, in my opinion it is pretty hard to go arround with it

I have the book about it and (will have to recheck) the weight of the reproduction is not small

also actually the authors are suggesting it might have beed used on a ship

Dr. Campbell will pop up at a certain point I bet and I am waiting for his answer