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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 2418847" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>The actual Roman type javelin had a large handle for stabbing. The tip was a thin diameter soft iron shaft that was designed to bend when it hit the target and was pulled out so they could not be thrown back. They were not primarily a thrown weapon but served a dual purpose. Either way they were pretty much a single use weapon and the shaft would have to be reworked by the blacksmith before they could be used again.</p><p></p><p>The Massi Spear heads are not permanently attached, if you plung them in and the stick the shaft pulls right out so you can flip it around and use the other end.</p><p></p><p>Throwing spears in general tended to have smaller head/blades for better balance as those with heavier heads had a very high but short arc.</p><p></p><p>Yes, on a throwing javelin you want it coming down tip first but they tended to have light tips for piercing, particularly for piercing armor and chain mail so they could be thrown great distances and still penetrate.</p><p></p><p>Now if you want to talk about a distance weapon, the Clovis Point People of the Llano Estacado had a truly perfected Atlatl that used a fletched projectile they could hurl a very long way compared to the more primitive versions without fletchings that were far less stable.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 2418847, member: 30902"] The actual Roman type javelin had a large handle for stabbing. The tip was a thin diameter soft iron shaft that was designed to bend when it hit the target and was pulled out so they could not be thrown back. They were not primarily a thrown weapon but served a dual purpose. Either way they were pretty much a single use weapon and the shaft would have to be reworked by the blacksmith before they could be used again. The Massi Spear heads are not permanently attached, if you plung them in and the stick the shaft pulls right out so you can flip it around and use the other end. Throwing spears in general tended to have smaller head/blades for better balance as those with heavier heads had a very high but short arc. Yes, on a throwing javelin you want it coming down tip first but they tended to have light tips for piercing, particularly for piercing armor and chain mail so they could be thrown great distances and still penetrate. Now if you want to talk about a distance weapon, the Clovis Point People of the Llano Estacado had a truly perfected Atlatl that used a fletched projectile they could hurl a very long way compared to the more primitive versions without fletchings that were far less stable. [/QUOTE]
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