10-26-2008, 08:22 AM
There is a nice archeological find that I am using as a guide when I get my menaulion made up and which would come close to fitting the description perfectly. This is the large spear head (described as a boar spear) on the 11th century Serce Limani shipwreck . The blade alone is about 28cm which is getting close to our dimensions. It was found in a wooden scabbard.
See:
[url:30od464a]http://ina.tamu.edu/images/Serce%20Limani/tools/GW-2262.jpg[/url]
The dimensions in general are: length of overall head 0.37 (metres); length of blade 0.278; length of socket 0.092.
See:
[url:30od464a]http://ina.tamu.edu/images/Serce%20Limani/tools/GW-2262.jpg[/url]
The dimensions in general are: length of overall head 0.37 (metres); length of blade 0.278; length of socket 0.092.
Peter Raftos