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Reply #15 - Mar 14th, 2012 at 2:29am
 
Thanks Caldou! great find
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Reply #16 - Apr 6th, 2012 at 8:27am
 
As I wrote: I've got to make it!
And here it is:

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Ok, the wing is made of copper and not bronze, and it does not look so similar to the original, but the purpose was to find a way to fix the wing to the glans.
And I've found it!
Once you make the wing by properly cutting a copper sheet, practice 2 holes in the middle of it: the lead will pour through them and will strongly fix it  Smiley
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Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE!
Reply #17 - Apr 7th, 2012 at 7:58pm
 
Cool replica! I was also thinking that the lead is a single piece connected via a hole (or holes) in the bronze.

Has anyone ever slung a projectile of this type? How does it perform?
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Reply #18 - Apr 8th, 2012 at 2:42am
 
Mauro,you did it in a hurry Cheesy Yep,i'm also curious how does it fly..i bet it would make a buzzing sound,and not fly so far as a smooth one.
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Reply #19 - Apr 8th, 2012 at 5:20am
 
Just let the rain go away and I'm going to sling it.
As for the holes, you need 2: with just one the copper (bronze) wing would rotate on the internal pivot, with 2 it will remain stable.
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Reply #20 - Apr 11th, 2012 at 1:18am
 
Did the rain went away? Smiley
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Reply #21 - Apr 11th, 2012 at 5:51am
 
Yes but I spent time forging - the Balkanic short sword is on the way!
And I made some other lead glans so that I can run the risk of losing some, while having a reserve of others for the incoming event  Wink
Just stay tuned, it's a matter of days  Cheesy
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Re: A "winged" lead glans? DONE!
Reply #22 - Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:47am
 
If you let the lead halves join on the side of the wing, one hole should be enough, no ?
Is it normal that the lead is so far away from the copper blade in the side view ?
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Reply #23 - Apr 12th, 2012 at 7:56am
 
Yes, perhaps just one hole would work as well, but having 2 is not bad, adds sureness  Wink
It was my first try and the copper wing was too wide, the next ones are far better!
Nope, it is not normal that the lead is so far away; this is something that happens with a certain regularity (let's say once every 3 or 4 bullets) and I really can't understand why...  Huh
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Reply #24 - Apr 12th, 2012 at 11:55am
 
Maybe not cold enough when unmolded, they slighty stuck to the mold ?
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Reply #25 - Apr 15th, 2012 at 8:58am
 
Mauro Fiorentini wrote on Feb 1st, 2012 at 8:19pm:
To tell the truth, my opinion is that such wings improve the penetration's power, but also the damage: a winged arrowhead causes a wound as large as its wing's length, so I believe such a glans would act the same way, given that it reaches its target with an angle of 90° or so.
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I agree with this.  The wings would not only improve the projectiles penetration but they'd also make a larger wound.
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Reply #26 - Jun 21st, 2012 at 10:51pm
 
What was the result of this endeavor?
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Reply #27 - Jun 22nd, 2012 at 5:24am
 
Can't sling this bullet now, all the fields are covered by grain, I'd miss it (and the farmer would kill me for wasting his grain)  Smiley
We'll have to wait until late July/early August, when they'll plow my training field  Wink
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Reply #28 - Jun 23rd, 2012 at 11:29am
 
I never search for lead glans,as they're next to impossible to find,if you sling them at long distances,grain or not,mowed grass or desert.Especially in a plowed field,they'd go into the earth,quite deep.Maybe with a metal detector and a few hours of detecting you could find it..or you can just sling it,make others Wink
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Reply #29 - Jun 30th, 2012 at 3:58pm
 
here's one i made with a little effort.It's with a steel wing,cause bronze that shape is something i don't have currently.BUT it's MEAN! if i'd push it hard with two fingers,it would pierce my finger,and it's not even sharpened.It would slip into a body like knife into butter.It has 3x 6mm holes drilled into the cutter sheet.
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