11-28-2007, 06:52 AM
Quote:Apparently thumbrings have been found with bow fragments at Roman sites in England- so Legion archers did use this technique...
Is that actually so ( - I don't know)? From Coulston, J.C. Roman Archery Equipment. in Bishop, M.C. (Ed.). The Production and Distribution of Roman Military Equipment. BAR International Series 275, 1985. pp 220-366:
"To the writer's knowledge no clear examples of bone thumb-rings have been found in securely dated Roman contexts..." (p.276)
Coulston writes about 3 pages on the possibilities for that release based on finds and surviving texts (pp. 275-278).
So, while I will not deny the validity of that release I think we cannot be certain of its use/exclusiveness for the Romans.
Cheers,
Martin
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