Reanactment - Roman Empire

Jump back to quoted post8 Oct 2016, 21:58 PMferwiner

You guys need to train javelin throwing more I mean I know you don't want to kill each other but this looked really bad at times, as if you had it in your hand for the first time.

Jump back to quoted post8 Oct 2016, 22:41 PMAustralian Magic

The point is, tip is light, just a stick covered with fabric and without any weight at the tip it can easily turn over in the air.

Jump back to quoted post8 Oct 2016, 23:17 PMferwiner

Then you should put something there, not pointed enough to deal damage but heavy enough to give the intended trajectory. Like a leaden ball covered with multiple layers of fabric or something similar.

Jump back to quoted post8 Oct 2016, 23:28 PMAustralian Magic

There is already tennis ball covered with plenty fabrics

Jump back to quoted post8 Oct 2016, 23:33 PMferwiner

Tennis ball is not heavy enough. But it's kind of a good idea becouse you can put something really heavy between the ball and the stick. The tennis ball will then make sure you are not harmed with it and the heavy element that the javelin flies the way javelin does.

Jump back to quoted post9 Oct 2016, 07:59 AMAustralian Magic

It looks like this when you look at this from the side.
If you were insinde this, you would say different.

Point is, there were situations where people could lose an eye just becasue javelin was heavy at the tip. Even if the chance for such situation in 0,1%, after throwing 100 heavy javelins it's 10%.

Jump back to quoted post9 Oct 2016, 09:27 AMferwiner

Yeah, you are right, I guess you made it as heavy as possible to keep it save at the same time. But maybe there is another way. You can hollow the wooden part of the javelin, similarly to the way some lances were made. That way, if some of the insides is kept in the front part but whole middle and rear part are empty, you can acheive better stability of flight without making the weapon heavier.

Jump back to quoted post11 Jan 2017, 12:55 PMvasa1719

Nice one, if i would make movie about Late Rome Empire i will be invite you like barbarian .

Jump back to quoted post11 Jan 2017, 15:37 PMAustralian Magic

No worries. Let me know when you will become movie director