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Quenching fire arrows on shields
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I don't think that a wet cover would be practical, only heavy and unbalancing a shield. I think that a shield is just not flammable enough to catch fire from a fire arrow. It's not napalm, after all. Has anyone tested this recently?
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Quenching fire arrows on shields - by Antistia - 06-11-2013, 05:07 AM
Quenching fire arrows on shields - by Robert Vermaat - 06-11-2013, 09:26 AM
Quenching fire arrows on shields - by Macedon - 06-11-2013, 01:07 PM
Quenching fire arrows on shields - by Mark Hygate - 06-11-2013, 01:31 PM
Quenching fire arrows on shields - by Antistia - 06-11-2013, 09:21 PM

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