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Rare genuine ancient Roman Javelin arrowhead iron ballista bolt head spear blade
SquareTrade © AP6.0 Roman iron javelin arrowhead/ 2-3Cent.AD/ballista bolt head Nice. Interesting and absolutely intact iron ballis ta bolt head Javelin arrowhead or small spear blade measuring 85 mm. in length. 11.58gm. You are bidding on an original Roman artifact. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. The ballista( From βαλλίστρα- ballistra and that from- βάλλω ballō. throw" plural ballistae. Was an ancient which launched a large projectile at a distant target. Developed from earlier Greek weapons. It relied upon different mechanics, using two levers with springs instead of a prod. The springs consisting of several loops of twisted. Early versions ejected heavy or spherical stone projectiles of various sizes for. It developed into a smaller weapon. The, and possibly the. Greek weapon The early ballista in was developed from two ... moreweapons called and. The gastraphetes(belly-bow' was a hand held crossbow. It had a composite prod and was spanned by bracing the front end of the weapon against the ground while placing the end of a slider mechanism against the stomach. The operator would then walk forward to arm the weapon while a ratchet prevented it from shooting during loading. This produced a weapon which. It was claimed, could be operated by a person of average strength but which had a power that allowed it to be successfully used against armoured troops. The oxybeles was a bigger and heavier construction employing a winch, and was mounted on a tripod. It had a lower rate of fire and was used as a siege engine. With the invention of bundle technology. The first ballista was built. The advantage of this new technology was the fast relaxation time of this system. Thus it was possible to shoot lighter projectiles with higher velocities over a longer distance. For an oxybeles. The rules of a torsion weapon demanded that the more energy could be stored, the thicker the prod had to be and the heavier the projectile, to increase the amount of stored energy delivered to the projectile. The earliest form o
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Rare original ancient Roman iron ballista bolt head spear blade with nail inside
DEAR BUYERS. UP FOR AUCTION IS THIS ANCIENT ROMAN IRON SPAER BLADE/ 2-3 CENTURY AD/ BALLISTA BOLT HEAD Found in the Balkans Nice. Interesting and absolutely intact iron ballis ta bold head arrowhead/spear blade. You are bidding on an original Roman artifact. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION! It is very rare in uncleaned condition as captured with guaranteed authenticity. The item have a detailed real shnapshots. The antiquitys are all original and authentic and come with a 100% money back guarantee from us as to their authenticity. VERY RARE& COLECTIBBLE Condition: Very gud for age- Uncleaned Measures: length max 7" 18cm) Weight 320g Check out my! FOR CONDITION PLEASE LOOK THE PICTURES Authenticity guaranteed. See below +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ... moreThe ballista( From βαλλίστρα- ballistra and that from- βάλλω ballō. throw" plural ballistae. Was an ancient which launched a large projectile at a distant target. Developed from earlier Greek weapons. It relied upon different mechanics, using two levers with springs instead of a prod. The springs consisting of several loops of twisted. Early versions ejected heavy or spherical stone projectiles of various sizes for. It developed into a smaller weapon. The, and possibly the. Greek weapon The early ballista in was developed from two weapons called and. The gastraphetes(belly-bow' was a hand held crossbow. It had a composite prod and was spanned by bracing the front end of the weapon against the ground while placing the end of a slider mechanism against the stomach. The operator would then walk forward to arm the weapon while a ratchet prevented it from shooting during loading. This produced a weapon which. It was claimed, could be operated by a person of average strength but which had a power that allowed it to be successfully used against armoured troops. The oxybeles was a bigger and heavier construction employing a winch, and was mounted on a tripod. It had
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Rare original ancient Roman iron trilobe spear blade large ballista bolt head
SquareTrade © AP6.0 Roman iron spear blade/ 2-3Cent.AD/large ballista bolt head Nice. Interesting and absolutely intact iron triple bladed tanged ballis ta bold head arrowhead/spear blade measuring 192 mm. in length. 89gm. You are bidding on an original Roman artifact. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. The ballista( From βαλλίστρα- ballistra and that from- βάλλω ballō. throw" plural ballistae. Was an ancient which launched a large projectile at a distant target. Developed from earlier Greek weapons. It relied upon different mechanics, using two levers with springs instead of a prod. The springs consisting of several loops of twisted. Early versions ejected heavy or spherical stone projectiles of various sizes for. It developed into a smaller weapon. The, and possibly the. Greek weapon The early ballista in was developed from two ... moreweapons called and. The gastraphetes(belly-bow' was a hand held crossbow. It had a composite prod and was spanned by bracing the front end of the weapon against the ground while placing the end of a slider mechanism against the stomach. The operator would then walk forward to arm the weapon while a ratchet prevented it from shooting during loading. This produced a weapon which. It was claimed, could be operated by a person of average strength but which had a power that allowed it to be successfully used against armoured troops. The oxybeles was a bigger and heavier construction employing a winch, and was mounted on a tripod. It had a lower rate of fire and was used as a siege engine. With the invention of bundle technology. The first ballista was built. The advantage of this new technology was the fast relaxation time of this system. Thus it was possible to shoot lighter projectiles with higher velocities over a longer distance. For an oxybeles. The rules of a torsion weapon demanded that the more energy could be stored, the thicker the prod had to be and the heavier the projectile, to increase the amount of stored energy delivered to the projectile. The earliest for
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Rare original ancient Roman iron ballista bolt head spear blade artifact superb
Roman iron spear blade/ 2-3Cent.AD/ballista bolt head Nice. Interesting and absolutely intact iron ballis ta bold head arrowhead/spear blade measuring 85 mm. in length. 12.50gm. You are bidding on an original Roman artifact. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. The ballista( From βαλλίστρα- ballistra and that from- βάλλω ballō. throw" plural ballistae. Was an ancient which launched a large projectile at a distant target. Developed from earlier Greek weapons. It relied upon different mechanics, using two levers with springs instead of a prod. The springs consisting of several loops of twisted. Early versions ejected heavy or spherical stone projectiles of various sizes for. It developed into a smaller weapon. The, and possibly the. Greek weapon The early ballista in was developed from two weapons called and. The gastraphetes(belly-bow' ... morewas a hand held crossbow. It had a composite prod and was spanned by bracing the front end of the weapon against the ground while placing the end of a slider mechanism against the stomach. The operator would then walk forward to arm the weapon while a ratchet prevented it from shooting during loading. This produced a weapon which. It was claimed, could be operated by a person of average strength but which had a power that allowed it to be successfully used against armoured troops. The oxybeles was a bigger and heavier construction employing a winch, and was mounted on a tripod. It had a lower rate of fire and was used as a siege engine. With the invention of bundle technology. The first ballista was built. The advantage of this new technology was the fast relaxation time of this system. Thus it was possible to shoot lighter projectiles with higher velocities over a longer distance. For an oxybeles. The rules of a torsion weapon demanded that the more energy could be stored, the thicker the prod had to be and the heavier the projectile, to increase the amount of stored energy delivered to the projectile. The earliest form of the ballista is thought to have been dev
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Rare ancient Roman Javelin arrowhead ballista bolt head spear blade artifact
Roman iron javelin arrowhead/ 2Cent.AD/ballista bolt head Nice. Interesting and absolutely intact iron ballis ta bolt head Javelin arrowhead or small spear blade measuring 91.9 mm. in length. 13.51gm. You are bidding on an original Roman artifact. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. The ballista( From βαλλίστρα- ballistra and that from- βάλλω ballō. throw" plural ballistae. Was an ancient which launched a large projectile at a distant target. Developed from earlier Greek weapons. It relied upon different mechanics, using two levers with springs instead of a prod. The springs consisting of several loops of twisted. Early versions ejected heavy or spherical stone projectiles of various sizes for. It developed into a smaller weapon. The, and possibly the. Greek weapon The early ballista in was developed from two weapons called and. The ... moregastraphetes(belly-bow' was a hand held crossbow. It had a composite prod and was spanned by bracing the front end of the weapon against the ground while placing the end of a slider mechanism against the stomach. The operator would then walk forward to arm the weapon while a ratchet prevented it from shooting during loading. This produced a weapon which. It was claimed, could be operated by a person of average strength but which had a power that allowed it to be successfully used against armoured troops. The oxybeles was a bigger and heavier construction employing a winch, and was mounted on a tripod. It had a lower rate of fire and was used as a siege engine. With the invention of bundle technology. The first ballista was built. The advantage of this new technology was the fast relaxation time of this system. Thus it was possible to shoot lighter projectiles with higher velocities over a longer distance. For an oxybeles. The rules of a torsion weapon demanded that the more energy could be stored, the thicker the prod had to be and the heavier the projectile, to increase the amount of stored energy delivered to the projectile. The earliest form of the ballista is th
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Rare Original ancient Roman bolt head spear blade artifact Javelin arrowhead 3AD
Roman Bolt head/ 3rd Cent. AD/ Javelin arrowhead. Small spear blade. Nice. Interesting and absolutely original iron blade measuring 126mm. in leng th. You are bidding on an original Roman iron j avelin arrowhead or small spe ar- blade. As pictured. Please note images can be enlarged. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. A javelin is a light designed primarily for casting as a. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand. Unlike the and. Which are projectiles shot from a mechanism. However, hurling devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distance. The word javeline comes from and it derives from javelin. A diminutive of javelot which meant spear. The word javelot probably originated from one of the. There is archaeological evidence that javelins and were already in use during the last phase of the. Seven spear-like ... moreobjects were found in a coal mine in the city of. Germany. indicates that the weapons are about 400.000 years old. The excavated items were made of trunk and were between 1.83 and 2.25 metres long. They were manufactured with the maximum thickness and weight situated at the front end of the wooden shaft. The frontal centre of gravity suggests that these were used as javelins. A fossilized rhinoceros shoulder blade with a projectile wound. Dated to.000 years ago,was revealed in a gravel quarry in the village of. England. Studies revealed that the wound was probably caused by a javelin. Ancient Greece The. Usually serving as. Were armed with several javelins, often with to increase standoff power. The Peltasts hurled their javelins at the enemy's heavier troops. The. In order to break their lines so that their own army's hoplites could destroy the weakened enemy formation. In the the general took advantage of the fact that a hoplite phalanx operating near was moving in the open field without the protection of any missile-throwing troops. He decided to ambush it with his force of peltasts. By launching repeated hit-and-run attacks against the Spartan formation. Iphi
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Rare original ancient Roman iron trilobe firehead ballista bolt head spear blade
Roman iron ballista bolt fire triple blade head/ 2-3Cent.AD/ small spear head Nice. Interesting and absolutely original iron triple bladed tanged ballis ta bold fire head spear blade measuring. You are bidding on an original Roman artifact. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. The ballista( From βαλλίστρα- ballistra and that from- βάλλω ballō. throw" plural ballistae. Was an ancient which launched a large projectile at a distant target. Developed from earlier Greek weapons. It relied upon different mechanics, using two levers with springs instead of a prod. The springs consisting of several loops of twisted. Early versions ejected heavy or spherical stone projectiles of various sizes for. It developed into a smaller weapon. The, and possibly the. Greek weapon The early ballista in was developed from two weapons called and. The gastraphetes(belly-bow' ... morewas a hand held crossbow. It had a composite prod and was spanned by bracing the front end of the weapon against the ground while placing the end of a slider mechanism against the stomach. The operator would then walk forward to arm the weapon while a ratchet prevented it from shooting during loading. This produced a weapon which. It was claimed, could be operated by a person of average strength but which had a power that allowed it to be successfully used against armoured troops. The oxybeles was a bigger and heavier construction employing a winch, and was mounted on a tripod. It had a lower rate of fire and was used as a siege engine. With the invention of bundle technology. The first ballista was built. The advantage of this new technology was the fast relaxation time of this system. Thus it was possible to shoot lighter projectiles with higher velocities over a longer distance. For an oxybeles. The rules of a torsion weapon demanded that the more energy could be stored, the thicker the prod had to be and the heavier the projectile, to increase the amount of stored energy delivered to the projectile. The earliest form of the ballista is thought
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Rare genuine ancient Roman iron spear head quad blade ballista bolt head
Balkans_antiques presents: Roman iron spear head ballista bolt head 1st- 3rd century AD Found on the Balkans. Length- 4" or 102 mm Weight- 23.28 grams Nice addition to any collection! Normal 0 21 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Every r easonable o ffers will be a ccepted! Check out my! Payme nt Policy Only PayPal is Accepted 3 Days Payment is required after the Winning Bid Item will be shipped immediately on the same or next business day of receiving clear payment Shipping Policy I Ship Only With Registered Mail(Tracking Number) I Ship WorldWide Paypal Confirmed Addresses Only Items Will Be Shipped Same Day Of Receiving Full Payment Tracking Number Will Be Provided Terms Bid Only If You Are Confident You Will Pay.By Bidding On My Auctions You Agree That You Will Pay In 3 Days.Thank You! Good luck to all bidders!
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Ancient Roman bolt head Javelin arrowhead triple blade spear superb artifact
Roman iron bolt head/ 3-4Cent.AD/javelin arrowhead. Spear blade. Nice. Interesting and absolutely original iron arrowhead/spear blade measuring 76mm. in leng th. You are bidding on an original Roman iron j avelin arrowhead or small spe ar- blade. As pictured. Please note images can be enlarged. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. A javelin is a light designed primarily for casting as a. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand. Unlike the and. Which are projectiles shot from a mechanism. However, hurling devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distance. The word javeline comes from and it derives from javelin. A diminutive of javelot which meant spear. The word javelot probably originated from one of the. There is archaeological evidence that javelins and were already in use during the last phase of the. Seven ... morespear-like objects were found in a coal mine in the city of. Germany. indicates that the weapons are about 400.000 years old. The excavated items were made of trunk and were between 1.83 and 2.25 metres long. They were manufactured with the maximum thickness and weight situated at the front end of the wooden shaft. The frontal centre of gravity suggests that these were used as javelins. A fossilized rhinoceros shoulder blade with a projectile wound. Dated to.000 years ago,was revealed in a gravel quarry in the village of. England. Studies revealed that the wound was probably caused by a javelin. Ancient Greece The. Usually serving as. Were armed with several javelins, often with to increase standoff power. The Peltasts hurled their javelins at the enemy's heavier troops. The. In order to break their lines so that their own army's hoplites could destroy the weakened enemy formation. In the the general took advantage of the fact that a hoplite phalanx operating near was moving in the open field without the protection of any missile-throwing troops. He decided to ambush it with his force of peltasts. By launching repeated hit-and-run attacks against the Spartan form
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Rare ancient Roman quad blade ballista bolt head spear point artifact javelin
Roman iron spear blade/ 2-3Cent.AD/quad blade ballista bolt head Nice. Interesting and absolutely intact iron ballis ta bold head. Spear blade measuring 124 mm. in length. You are bidding on an original Roman artifact. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. The ballista( From βαλλίστρα- ballistra and that from- βάλλω ballō. throw" plural ballistae. Was an ancient which launched a large projectile at a distant target. Developed from earlier Greek weapons. It relied upon different mechanics, using two levers with springs instead of a prod. The springs consisting of several loops of twisted. Early versions ejected heavy or spherical stone projectiles of various sizes for. It developed into a smaller weapon. The, and possibly the. Greek weapon The early ballista in was developed from two weapons called and. The gastraphetes(belly-bow' was ... morea hand held crossbow. It had a composite prod and was spanned by bracing the front end of the weapon against the ground while placing the end of a slider mechanism against the stomach. The operator would then walk forward to arm the weapon while a ratchet prevented it from shooting during loading. This produced a weapon which. It was claimed, could be operated by a person of average strength but which had a power that allowed it to be successfully used against armoured troops. The oxybeles was a bigger and heavier construction employing a winch, and was mounted on a tripod. It had a lower rate of fire and was used as a siege engine. With the invention of bundle technology. The first ballista was built. The advantage of this new technology was the fast relaxation time of this system. Thus it was possible to shoot lighter projectiles with higher velocities over a longer distance. For an oxybeles. The rules of a torsion weapon demanded that the more energy could be stored, the thicker the prod had to be and the heavier the projectile, to increase the amount of stored energy delivered to the projectile. The earliest form of the ballista is thought to have been developed
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Rare Roman ballista bolt head Javelin arrowhead small spear blade tanged/barbed
Roman arrowhead ballista bolt head/3-4Cent.AD Nice. Interesting and absolutely original iron arrowhead bolt head measuring 77mm. in length with the tang 4.44gm. You are bidding on an original Roman iron barbed ballist bolt head. As pictured. Please note images can be enlarged. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. The ballista( From βαλλίστρα- ballistra and that from- βάλλω ballō. throw" plural ballistae. Was an ancient which launched a large projectile at a distant target. Developed from earlier Greek weapons. It relied upon different mechanics, using two levers with springs instead of a prod. The springs consisting of several loops of twisted. Early versions ejected heavy or spherical stone projectiles of various sizes for. It developed into a smaller weapon. The, and possibly the. Greek weapon The early ballista in was developed from ... moretwo weapons called and. The gastraphetes(belly-bow' was a hand held crossbow. It had a composite prod and was spanned by bracing the front end of the weapon against the ground while placing the end of a slider mechanism against the stomach. The operator would then walk forward to arm the weapon while a ratchet prevented it from shooting during loading. This produced a weapon which. It was claimed, could be operated by a person of average strength but which had a power that allowed it to be successfully used against armoured troops. The oxybeles was a bigger and heavier construction employing a winch, and was mounted on a tripod. It had a lower rate of fire and was used as a siege engine. With the invention of bundle technology. The first ballista was built. The advantage of this new technology was the fast relaxation time of this system. Thus it was possible to shoot lighter projectiles with higher velocities over a longer distance. For an oxybeles. The rules of a torsion weapon demanded that the more energy could be stored, the thicker the prod had to be and the heavier the projectile, to increase the amount of stored energy delivered to the projectile. The earl
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Rare ancient Roman quad blade spear ballista bolt head artifact Javelin arrowhea
One original Roman iron Javelin arrowhead bolt head artifact dated to 3th Century AD. Original specimen measuring 113mm. 36.29gm. Original tone. As pictured. Not cleaned. Authenticity guaranteed. Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal! Items will be shipped within 1 to 3 business days of purchase completion. FREE DOMESTIC FIRST CLASS MAIL. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING- $5(REGISTERED-$20.00) WE COMBINE SHIPPING If you would like to have special shipping. Please contact us. All items will be sent out in protected envelope and boxed if necessary. YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN ANCIENT ITEM(S) AS DESCRIBED AND PICTURED ABOVE! Every item offered is unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine& authentic. We can provide a certificate of authenticity or extended return policy by request only!
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Rare ancient Roman ballista bolt head swallowtail javelin arrowhead spear blade
One original Roman iron swallowtail bolt head barbed artifact dated to 3rd Century AD. Original specimen measuring 124mm. Intact Original tone. As pictured. Not cleaned. Authenticity guaranteed. Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal! Items will be shipped within 1 to 3 business days of purchase completion. FREE DOMESTIC FIRST CLASS MAIL. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING- $6(REGISTERED-$20.00) WE COMBINE SHIPPING If you would like to have special shipping. Please contact us. All items will be sent out in protected envelope and boxed if necessary. YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN ANCIENT ITEM(S) AS DESCRIBED AND PICTURED ABOVE! Every item offered is unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine& authentic. We can provide a certificate of authenticity or extended return policy by request only! If in the unlikely event that an item is found to ... morebe reproduction. Full return privileges are within 14 days of receiving the items. We will promptly offer a full refund without hesitation or hassle.
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Rare ancient Roman weapon Javelin arrowhead bolt head spear blade artifact sharp
57 Roman javelin arrowhead/ 3-4Cent.AD/ small spear blade. Nice. Interesting and absolutely original iron arrowhead/spear blade measuring 94mm. in leng th. 8.10gm. total weight. You are bidding on an original Roman iron javelin arrowhead or small spe ar- blade. As pictured. Please note images can be enlarged. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. A javelin is a light designed primarily for casting as a. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand. Unlike the and. Which are projectiles shot from a mechanism. However, hurling devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distance. The word javeline comes from and it derives from javelin. A diminutive of javelot which meant spear. The word javelot probably originated from one of the. There is archaeological evidence that javelins and were already in use during the last phase ... moreof the. Seven spear-like objects were found in a coal mine in the city of. Germany. indicates that the weapons are about 400.000 years old. The excavated items were made of trunk and were between 1.83 and 2.25 metres long. They were manufactured with the maximum thickness and weight situated at the front end of the wooden shaft. The frontal centre of gravity suggests that these were used as javelins. A fossilized rhinoceros shoulder blade with a projectile wound. Dated to.000 years ago,was revealed in a gravel quarry in the village of. England. Studies revealed that the wound was probably caused by a javelin. Ancient Greece The. Usually serving as. Were armed with several javelins, often with to increase standoff power. The Peltasts hurled their javelins at the enemy's heavier troops. The. In order to break their lines so that their own army's hoplites could destroy the weakened enemy formation. In the the general took advantage of the fact that a hoplite phalanx operating near was moving in the open field without the protection of any missile-throwing troops. He decided to ambush it with his force of peltasts. By launching repeated hit-and-run attacks against t
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Rare ancient Roman ballista bolt head javelin arrowhead quad blade spear
One Roman iron socket type shaft with nail hole. Artifact dated to 3rd Century AD. Original specimen measuring 123mm. Intact. Genuine brown tone. As pictured. Lightly cleaned. Authenticity guaranteed. Pay me securely with any major credit card through PayPal! Items will be shipped within 1 to 3 business days of purchase completion. FREE DOMESTIC FIRST CLASS MAIL. INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING- $6(REGISTERED-$20.00) WE COMBINE SHIPPING If you would like to have special shipping. Please contact us. All items will be sent out in protected envelope and boxed if necessary. YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN ANCIENT ITEM(S) AS DESCRIBED AND PICTURED ABOVE! Every item offered is unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine& authentic. We can provide a certificate of authenticity or extended return policy by request only! If in the unlikely event that an item is found ... moreto be reproduction. Full return privileges are within 14 days of receiving the items. We will promptly offer a full refund without hesitation or hassle.
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Rare ancient Roman weapon BATTLE SPEAR bolt head QUAD blade artifact intact 3 AD
LARGE Roman SPEAR BOLT HEAD/ 2 Cent.AD/ Nice. Interesting and absolutely original iron spear blade measuring 285mm. in leng th. You are bidding on an original Roman iron SPEAR HEAD. As pictured. Please note images can be enlarged. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. Items will be shipped within 3 business days of purchase completion. FREE DOMESTIC SHIPPING. INTERNATIONAL- $6(REGISTERED-$29.00) WE COMBINE SHIPPING. $1 for each additional item of the same size or smaller) If you would like to have special shipping. Please contact us. All items will be sent out in protected envelope and boxed if necessary. YOU ARE BIDDING ON AN ANCIENT ITEM(S) AS DESCRIBED AND PICTURED ABOVE! Every item offered by gloria.romanorvm is unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine& authentic. We can provide a certificate of authenticity or extended return policy ... moreby request only!
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Ancient Roman battle weapon Javelin arrowhead bolt head spear blade artifact 3AD
Rare Roman spear blade/ 3 Cent.AD/Javelin arrowhead bolt head artifact. Nice. Interesting and absolutely original iron spear blade measuring 123mm. in leng th. 28.41gm. total weight. You are bidding on an original Roman iron javelin arrowhead or spe ar- blade. As pictured. Please note images can be enlarged. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. A javelin is a light designed primarily for casting as a. The javelin is almost always thrown by hand. Unlike the and. Which are projectiles shot from a mechanism. However, hurling devices do exist to assist the javelin thrower in achieving greater distance. The word javeline comes from and it derives from javelin. A diminutive of javelot which meant spear. The word javelot probably originated from one of the. There is archaeological evidence that javelins and were already in use during the last phase ... moreof the. Seven spear-like objects were found in a coal mine in the city of. Germany. indicates that the weapons are about 400.000 years old. The excavated items were made of trunk and were between 1.83 and 2.25 metres long. They were manufactured with the maximum thickness and weight situated at the front end of the wooden shaft. The frontal centre of gravity suggests that these were used as javelins. A fossilized rhinoceros shoulder blade with a projectile wound. Dated to.000 years ago,was revealed in a gravel quarry in the village of. England. Studies revealed that the wound was probably caused by a javelin. Ancient Greece The. Usually serving as. Were armed with several javelins, often with to increase standoff power. The Peltasts hurled their javelins at the enemy's heavier troops. The. In order to break their lines so that their own army's hoplites could destroy the weakened enemy formation. In the the general took advantage of the fact that a hoplite phalanx operating near was moving in the open field without the protection of any missile-throwing troops. He decided to ambush it with his force of peltasts. By launching repeated hit-and-run attacks against th
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Rare Roman Javelin arrowhead swallowtail tanged ballista bolt head spear blade
Roman javelin arrowhead ballista bolt head/3-4Cent.AD Nice. Interesting and absolutely original iron arrowhead- bolt head measuring 141mm. in length with the tang 23.23gm. You are bidding on an original Roman iron ballist bolt head. As pictured. Please note images can be enlarged. Bent on one of the beams. Authenticity guaranteed. See below. The ballista
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