10-12-2011, 08:09 PM
I'm no expert on Romans, but I've not seen sauroters on the hasta used by triarii for example. With shorter spears they are not as beneficial. If you want 6" more reach on a 6' spear, you just make a 7' mid-balanced spear. Only when the spear gets so long that it is unweildy do you need to move the balance back. Also rear weighting greatly limits throwability. I should note that there are many simple butt-caps from Greek sites as well, and objects that you would be hard pressed to tell from sauroters have been excavated from middle eastern cultures.
Do a google book search for "Die Angriffswaffen aus Olympia" By Holger Baitinger, you can see some in the preview: http://books.google.com/books?id=h4Xb8Tk...navlinks_s
Do a google book search for "Die Angriffswaffen aus Olympia" By Holger Baitinger, you can see some in the preview: http://books.google.com/books?id=h4Xb8Tk...navlinks_s
Paul M. Bardunias
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