08-27-2007, 01:26 PM
Back to the cheiroballistra ..! 
Very nice reconstruction, Emmanuel.
However, I see that in photo 1, the crescent-shaped fitting is fixed horizontally, as in the belly-bow. But in photo 2, it is fixed vertically, like a shoulder-rest. Does it swivel from one position to the other?!
Also, where did you take your dimensions from?
You report that your cheiroballistra is based on the Orsova finds, but the Orsova kambestrion is 36cm tall and probably belongs to a static ballista rather than a hand-held weapon. The Orsova kamarion is even more massive (1.25m wide).
(Incidentally, the Cheiroballistra text specifies a kambestrion of 11 1/6 daktyls = 20.6cm.)
Quote:Many reconstructions are made on the works of Marsden, but I made my chiroballistra on the finds of Orsova. We find a little Kambestrion of just 18,5 centimeters and its possible to make one not so heavy.
Very nice reconstruction, Emmanuel.
However, I see that in photo 1, the crescent-shaped fitting is fixed horizontally, as in the belly-bow. But in photo 2, it is fixed vertically, like a shoulder-rest. Does it swivel from one position to the other?!
Also, where did you take your dimensions from?
You report that your cheiroballistra is based on the Orsova finds, but the Orsova kambestrion is 36cm tall and probably belongs to a static ballista rather than a hand-held weapon. The Orsova kamarion is even more massive (1.25m wide).
(Incidentally, the Cheiroballistra text specifies a kambestrion of 11 1/6 daktyls = 20.6cm.)
