Roman bow and arrow

[Aluscladiusmaximus]

When I made my arrows I didn't have a thumb ring and my fletching jig wont hold the fletchings much further back. (I think I could move them back about 10mm.
I have since bought a thumb ring Grozer sell them but I don't often use it as I use a #70 bow and you need to practice a bit more than I do to be comfortable with a thumb ring at that power. It is fine with my other bow which is only #45 but I normally lend that to another auxiliary archer for displays. I prefer the stronger bow as it shoot flatter and is easier to aim. I tried a 120# bow at Xanten but I couldn't pull it back more than half way. It was a shame as I really wanted that bow.
I go onto the field as a western auxiliary archer but they still sometimes used thumb rings one was found on Hadrian's wall.

I bought one of the machine made Steel Tri-Bladed arrow heads but I wasn't very impressed with it. I put on my lathe and turned a conical shape to the blades and then filed across two blades to put an edge on them. It looks much better but still not as pretty as my home cast bronze heads.

Aulus Cladius Maximus