07-02-2007, 03:19 PM
You are right of course, I completly disregarded the spear as one of the most common infantry weapons encountered... :oops:
I suppose that an upward overlap would be more inclined to catch a downward stroke on the arm inside the gaps.
And as many of romes enemys favored slashing as opposed to stabbing, a hit would glance of a downward overlap better, while an upward is better at deflecting stabing attacks from the front (which are the norm in galdiatorial combat)
So the question would be, against which weapon was the manica developed?
I suppose that an upward overlap would be more inclined to catch a downward stroke on the arm inside the gaps.
And as many of romes enemys favored slashing as opposed to stabbing, a hit would glance of a downward overlap better, while an upward is better at deflecting stabing attacks from the front (which are the norm in galdiatorial combat)
So the question would be, against which weapon was the manica developed?
Olaf Küppers - Histotainment, Event und Promotion - Germany
