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funditor Descens Offline Ceteram censeo, rem funditam esse Posts: 173 Vienna, Austria Gender:	Re: Parthians Reply #15 - Jul 12^th, 2018 at 5:26am Yes, the book by Nöldeke. He mentions twice in the book (249, 280) that the sling they used is more similar in shape and functionality to a "lazo", used to throw it over other people, and this was used as a weapon in the Iranian highlands, already mentioned in Herod., 7. 85.
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Curious Aardvark Forum Moderation Offline Taller than the average Dwarf Posts: 13965 Midlands England Gender:	Re: Parthians Reply #16 - Jul 13^th, 2018 at 7:22am sounds almost like a bolas.
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funditor Descens Offline Ceteram censeo, rem funditam esse Posts: 173 Vienna, Austria Gender:	Re: Parthians Reply #17 - Jul 14^th, 2018 at 8:29am As he used the termini Schlinge and Lazo, I rather suggest that slme kind of loop is involved, like the Cowboy Lasso, wher you can drag the captured individual
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