06-18-2014, 01:57 PM
Unfortunately seems that my last post didn't show up
well it happens to know someone who invested lots of work in understanding these weapons, He's a Romanian and majority of his papers are written in Romanian Language but he does have a couple in English. His name is Catalin Borangic he's an archeologist in Apulum (Alba Iulia) and you can find some of his papers here:
https://uab-ro.academia.edu/BorangicCatalin
I am an engineer and I can tell there can be enough penetration force in an pruning knife if you have an long enough wood handle attached to it, remember that wood hardens when is shortly held in fire, and that spears were not only thrown but also used in close combat.
well it happens to know someone who invested lots of work in understanding these weapons, He's a Romanian and majority of his papers are written in Romanian Language but he does have a couple in English. His name is Catalin Borangic he's an archeologist in Apulum (Alba Iulia) and you can find some of his papers here:
https://uab-ro.academia.edu/BorangicCatalin
I am an engineer and I can tell there can be enough penetration force in an pruning knife if you have an long enough wood handle attached to it, remember that wood hardens when is shortly held in fire, and that spears were not only thrown but also used in close combat.
