12-21-2010, 02:02 AM
Yes they might have been tappered also many of the shorter ones,but i think the 3m ones were certainly tappered.
By "uncomfortable" i mean that untappered shafts are readily availlable to re-enactors in the correct matterial,lenght and diameter,whereas to tapper a shaft is quite a lot of work.
As for determinning if the shafts were tappered only by comparing socket diameters of heads and butts,i don't think this is a very reliable method. The point is that after some time,we happen to see tappered spears represented in art. And non tappered also,at the same time.
Khaire
Giannis
By "uncomfortable" i mean that untappered shafts are readily availlable to re-enactors in the correct matterial,lenght and diameter,whereas to tapper a shaft is quite a lot of work.
As for determinning if the shafts were tappered only by comparing socket diameters of heads and butts,i don't think this is a very reliable method. The point is that after some time,we happen to see tappered spears represented in art. And non tappered also,at the same time.
Khaire
Giannis
Giannis K. Hoplite
a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
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a.k.a.:Giannis Kadoglou
a.k.a.:Thorax
