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Re: Museum Collections
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Currently there are 34 sites in England alone that have slingstoes, either stone, clay or lead. A comlete list is found in W B Griffiths The sling and its place in the Roman Imperial army.
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those lead acorns, you sure they're sling missiles ?
Don't look terribly aerodynamic.
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[quote author=curious_aardvark link=1159343491/10#16 date=1159636100]
ps. taiki and slingwolf - get a room :-)
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Right you are ^^
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I didn't quite believe the 'acorns' either. There was little information on the display, but they do come from a Roman fort in Scotland.
Given 'glans' = 'acorn' it almost seemed like a Roman with a sense of humor.
- If you could sling it properly, would it be that bad? Probably cup end first?
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Ask not what you can do for your sling... But what your sling can do to an armored knight on horseback at over 50 yards!
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ow come on i was kidding
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Ask not what you can do for your sling... But what your sling can do to an armored knight on horseback at over 50 yards!
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Wanderer,
I have slung freshly-fallen acorns, they fly quite well with or without the cap. I've tried cap-first and point-first, it doesn't seem to make a difference. Of course, they fly best when I get a rifle-spin on them, worst when they spin sideways.
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