Len Morgan\'s latest project....

[AuxArcher]

And speaking of Marsden, is he no longer alive? If so, that is a sad thing.

Sadly, he passed away in the 1970s, so he never got to see the rich assemblage of archaeological remains that we take for granted.

are any of Schramm's machines still around? I read that most were destroyed during WWII.

One or two survived, notably the Ampurias catapult (my avatar!), which is still functional. Until recently, it still had Schramm's original horsehair springs. I'm not sure if they've replaced them now.

Schramm had a go at a Vitruvian ballista, but it was one of the machines that was destroyed.

Ah, thank you for the sad info, and what a shame Eric Marsden isn't around to see so many others following in the paths he helped to blaze.

And, the info on the Schramm machines. Have you actually seen the Ampurias machine in action, or examined it? It is a sexy thing, isn't it?