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Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my.
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Which just proves my point entirely. The shape of the bodkin I am talking about will penetrate mail, fired from a decent bow, at any mail, Indian or Real Roman.
But I doubt firing a pencil from a bow would do the trick... :wink:

And yes I have actually, I was in Alberta in '87 when a massive twister hit Edmonton.


I've also seen 5" drillpipe punch through a steel container after being launched 200' in the air, and it is not exactly designed for punching through anything!
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Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Ross Cowan - 07-10-2009, 07:42 PM
Re: Polybius, horse archers arrows, roman armour, oh my. - by Gaius Julius Caesar - 07-17-2009, 12:32 PM
Why the bodkin? - by Gregg - 07-17-2009, 10:28 PM
Re: Why the bodkin? - by Matthew Amt - 07-18-2009, 01:33 PM

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