Gerald de Huntington
Research Trip (Part 2)
My earliest experiments with the plumbata began after I purchased 2 of these weapons from a website. Not knowing anything about plumbata,...
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Gerald de Huntington
- Aug 15, 2021
- 2 min
Research Trip
In the spring of 2021 I was invited to travel to California to meet with a fellow plumbata researcher, Bruce Pruett. He has been studying...
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Gerald de Huntington
- Aug 15, 2020
- 2 min
Casting Plumbum
To construct my own plumbata I needed to learn how to cast lead which is used both as a weight for the weapon and to strengthen the...
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Gerald de Huntington
- Jun 30, 2020
- 3 min
Creating a Plumbata
Since I first discovered what a plumbata is, I’ve wanted to construct my own for several reasons. I wanted to be able to throw them and...
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Gerald de Huntington
- Mar 16, 2020
- 2 min
Roman Wars 270-500 AD
A friend asked if the location of the extant finds of Plumbata coincided with army on army battle locations that Rome was involved in...
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Gerald de Huntington
- Mar 14, 2020
- 1 min
Plumbata Archeological Finds
The Plumbata is a late period Roman weapon. Most of the extant finds have been in or around Roman fortifications active during the late...
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Gerald de Huntington
- Mar 2, 2020
- 2 min
Plumbata Flight Tests
Since I first found out about the Plumbata, I have wondered two things: what is the best way to throw it and how far can I throw it? I...
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Gerald de Huntington
- Feb 18, 2020
- 1 min
Plumbata Construction Variations
In examining images of the extant remains of Plumbata it is easy to see that there was significant diversity in the way they were...
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Gerald de Huntington
- Feb 5, 2020
- 1 min
What is a Plumbata?
Many of you probably remember a yard game from the 70s and 80s called Yard Darts or Lawn Darts. In this game you would throw darts...
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