Thrown Weapons

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,...

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...

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...

Online Class - The Plumbata

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

William Tell 2007

This year’s William Tell tournament was our first SCA camping event as a family. What a fun time we all had. The weather was nice – not...