05-08-2008, 10:06 AM
Emmanuel,
Using the scutum as a rest or stand is a very good idea! How do you position your weapon when you are drawing the string and loading the bolts? I have found that thinking about how a soldier would have to handle a weapon can explain much about how it was probably made. If you have photos of the loading and shooting sequence We could learn a lot from them. I have concentrated on the larger stand-mounted Iron framed ballistas, but working with Dane on the wood-framed scorpions and manuballista has helped with my research. What time period do you intend your weapon to represent?
Keep up the good work.
Using the scutum as a rest or stand is a very good idea! How do you position your weapon when you are drawing the string and loading the bolts? I have found that thinking about how a soldier would have to handle a weapon can explain much about how it was probably made. If you have photos of the loading and shooting sequence We could learn a lot from them. I have concentrated on the larger stand-mounted Iron framed ballistas, but working with Dane on the wood-framed scorpions and manuballista has helped with my research. What time period do you intend your weapon to represent?
Keep up the good work.
P. Clodius Secundus (Randi Richert), Legio III Cyrenaica
"Caesar\'s Conquerors"
"Caesar\'s Conquerors"
