04-14-2008, 02:31 PM
Quote:Cross posting from where? I am assuming some taper on the shaft to fit the shanks of the spearheads.
We were discussing spear diameter on the greek side: "How hoplites carried their spears"
Hoplite dorys in later periods may have tapered greatly, and, along with the light head and heavy sauretor, had a balance point within the first 1/4 of the spear length from the butt-end. This greatly increases the reach, but there are costs.
Paul M. Bardunias
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