In the late Roman Empire they introduced an amazing skirmishing weapon; the plumbata. These were small hand thrown darts, weighted with lead, that could be cast out to 100m or more and were carried inside a legionaries shield.
Traditionally the weight was lead which as one use items was fine, but my reproductions use a steel weight for longevity, mounted on a tough ash shaft and fletched with goose.
The heads are forged from a single piece and have wicked barbs just like the originals and also just like the originals they are supplied in sets of 5.
I absolutely love these darts and I keep making films about them and you will find some of them here.
https://www.youtube.com/@tods_workshophttps://youtu.be/vNlgb79A4mM?si=s9Hm5gaf7vQBjMhS
https://youtu.be/xK96h2dyJfI?si=cp1n4zebbcKj_To_
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