07-05-2009, 10:29 PM
Quote:The Greeks could make the xyston from cornel wood, as recommended by Xenophon. Light and strong I've never had access to any. I understand it is superior to ash. As such any 4m long weapon wouldn't need to be as wide as an ash version. But I would still use it two handed to maximise the length, for accuracy, and for power.
I think it's the opposite actually - cornel is strong but heavy, while ash is strong and light, providing a much better weight to strength ratio. In early modern warfare, pikes and long lances were made of ash because it was found to be much better than cornel for long length weapons.
Ruben
He had with him the selfsame rifle you see with him now, all mounted in german silver and the name that he\'d give it set with silver wire under the checkpiece in latin: Et In Arcadia Ego. Common enough for a man to name his gun. His is the first and only ever I seen with an inscription from the classics. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
He had with him the selfsame rifle you see with him now, all mounted in german silver and the name that he\'d give it set with silver wire under the checkpiece in latin: Et In Arcadia Ego. Common enough for a man to name his gun. His is the first and only ever I seen with an inscription from the classics. - Cormac McCarthy, Blood Meridian
