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Experiment in fired clay sling bullets
Mar 16^th, 2020 at 10:37am

Experiment by David Sim, here (journal of the South Shields society, devoted to experimental archaeology of Roman army)

http://arbsoc.org.uk/arbeia-journal/4588598107

p. 64, with some experimental data and some thoughts on why firing clay shot is a good idea

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the journal issue is volume 6-7 of 1997-8 (2001). Apologies for omission !! I thought I was linking more precisely

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Re: Experiment in fired clay sling bullets
Reply #1 - Mar 16^th, 2020 at 2:10pm

Some interesting things in those journals, thanks for sharing.
I have experimented with fired clay projectiles and I can attest that they can become very hard if the right clay and temper material is used.
Once fired, clay projectiles can certainly have a lot of benefits over even river rounded stones.
+ you can make them buzz/whistle!

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