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I was looking for my pugio press when I came across these I did many years ago along with some plumbata I forgot I had
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Those would be pretty leathal :twisted:
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I have loads of originals Tony, most are lozenger shaped however a couple are shaped as Acorns. This was a common shape for these things, infact I have found many acorn ones over the years.
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I suppose if you got hit by one of them Brian it would go towards your one a day :lol: :lol: Do you think they were made in a mold or just a acorn stuck in some clay then poured :?:
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The thumb ones fly well.
Made some years back, they all ended up in the pond :wink:
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Thanks Garrelt
lol: one of the lads in the group is quiet good
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The acorn ones I have found over the years have been of differing sizes, I do think however that the slingers might have just made a mold of sorts.They may have used an acorn for a mold, but then some have been a bit large for a real sized nut.
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We've piles and bags of each! I enjoy the public reaction to the various styles!
If you have the capability, a sling "bullet" casting demonstration at a public venue using tin (or aluminum though it requires higher heat) instead of lead is very popular! The kids can go away with a sling "bullet" in the shape of their finger.
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I would agree with Sean about the kids, It's great to involve your audience in these events. I used to be in a group and also did talks for the kids at schools, however here in the UK Roman history is on the schools corriculum so one had to be very carefull about facts or you would have the kids picking you up on things. With most things one can flannel, however with children its a more different situation. Anyway Sean I've got loads of chunks of Roman lead, if I could find some way of getting it to you then you could lower the temperature and give them all the real thing.
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Thanks Hibernicvs
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I think Hib is refering to some of the lesser properties of lead, namely that it gives of toxic fumes when heated. Using tin would cut down on that problem dramaticly. I would not use aluminium because of the great difference in weight, a hefty slug held in the hand convays a far more potent imagination picture (BOING!) then the lighter casts.
By the way, thumb made shot can be rendered more aerodynamicly stable by some well aimed taps with a hammer at the flat end of the cast. Is there any evidence on that in the finds??
