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03-17-2006, 12:47 PM

As far as I have seen, the biggest hobnails correspond to the Republican/Augustean period. They have usually four ribs protruding in a cross pattern from their undersides as an anti-rotating device (the ribs would sink in the outer sole's leather and hold grip on it. What seems to be border nails have a side flap, seemingly intended to be hammered upwards and then inwards like a staple to grip all three? layers of the sole, as some kind of border reinforcement...
(Sorry, I know that an image is better than a thousand words! :oops: )

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Hobnails - by Primvs Pavlvs - 12-09-2005, 07:07 PM

Re: Hobnails - by LUCIUS ALFENUS AVITIANUS - 12-14-2005, 10:48 AM

Re: Hobnails - by Primvs Pavlvs - 12-14-2005, 12:37 PM

Re: Hobnails - by caiusbeerquitius - 12-14-2005, 04:56 PM

nails - by Hibernicus - 12-20-2005, 04:46 PM

Re: Hobnails - by Flavius Promotus - 12-22-2005, 06:18 PM

Hobnails from Le Prevo. - by Peroni - 12-23-2005, 09:11 AM

Re: Hobnails - by Matt Lukes - 12-23-2005, 02:19 PM

Re: Hobnails - by Martin Moser - 12-23-2005, 04:53 PM