... _______________________________________________________________ Dear friends, How big would these slings be? If you are throwing small cast lead objects...
... I would imagine that the reverse is true. As with modern ballistics, if you are throwing a small weight you need more velocity. The velocity will be...
Because the start of the swing is often vertical starting at the hip, and also because it's a convienient size most slings are in the 36" range ( doubled as...
Usually these are marked to repeat annually this one is marked does not repeat. ???? ... http://greetings.yahoo.com/browse/Events_and_Occasions/Anniversaries/...
Thank you both for your observations, I've corrected them. Miltos ... http://greetings.yahoo.com/browse/Events_and_Occasions/Anniversaries/ ... Service. ... ...
I've met hunters who claim to have brought down deer with their led sling bullets. And you can't get too close to a deer. Ofcourse modern slings are not swang...
The Balearic? islanders used three slings, wrapped the unused ones around their head/waist and threw. The longer sling for distance and weight. Combat was done...
I can believe it. Of course most modern hunters do indeed get close to deer. That's what all the tree stands and food lures are for. Most Bow-hunters I talk to...
This is a pic of a 2nd/3rd cent type lead sling bullet. These were mass produced in a mould and often carried inscriptions like "A present from so and so". I...
... mass produced in a mould and often carried inscriptions like "A present from so and so". I don't have the exact size of this one but it's about the size of...
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Based on the ones I've seen, that photo is nearly full size at aboout 2" long and 1" diam. -Alastair ... From: Miltos To: ancienttactics@yahoogroups.com Sent:...
I saw this item for sale at eBay, The World's Online Marketplace TM, and thought that you might be interested. Here is a photo of a "Flying Hammer" for those...
I'm thinking Slingshot means "slingshots" but maybe his handle is influencing my judgement. I do know that modern stonebows are not popular hunting tools...
... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2570409883 ... dear Alastiar, While that is very interesting and directly related to our subject. Do you...
Oh, I'm sure it was ruthlessly stripped from a tomb by some industrious peasant sort. It's a major industry don't you know. Now, while I deplore the removal of...
... item#2570409883: CHINESE LIAO DYNASTY IRON FLYING ... And just what is the difference between this and say the British Museum stealing the gates of ancient...
Who are the higher than mighty folks ? Which reminds me, Mitsubishi should be pronounced "My-tee-sub-is-high", or so someone from Ford told me. Did Assyria...
... Dear Alastair, Please-Please, I asked a question? ok- I am not accusing anybody of anything. Take it easy! They need the money right-? You would like the...
Oh, hey, no offense taken. I was trying to give my little message a playful tone, but I admit I did go on a bit. It's just that I am so torn. On the one hand I...
Well thanks, but as I was trying to say, the professionals today do a better job than the amatuer graverobbers of today and the professional graverobbers of...
Hello I just saw a documentation in TV about the greeks Oracles and how they where used as porpaganda from the ruling classes. But anyway the intersting part...
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