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    Research Trip (Part 2)
    Gerald de Huntington
    • Jan 5
    • 2 min

    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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    Research Trip
    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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    Casting Plumbum
    Gerald de Huntington
    • Aug 16, 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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    Online Class - The Plumbata
    Gerald de Huntington
    • Apr 26, 2020
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    Online Class - The Plumbata

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    Roman Wars 270-500 AD
    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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    Plumbata Archeological Finds
    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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    Plumbata Flight Tests
    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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    Plumbata Construction Variations
    Gerald de Huntington
    • Feb 19, 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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    What is a Plumbata?
    Gerald de Huntington
    • Feb 6, 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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    William Tell 2007
    Gerald de Huntington
    • Aug 29, 2007
    • 1 min

    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...
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