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Old 22nd November 2010, 06:42 PM   #35
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IN A OLD POST ON THESE EXTRA LARGE MORO SPEARS I HAD PUT FORWARD THE POSSIBILITY THAT THESE COULD HAVE SERVED IN THE PROTECTION OF THE COTTA. THEY WOULD BE VERY EFFECTIVE WHEN USED FROM THE TOP OF A WALL OR IN AN AREA WHERE THE ENEMY HAD TO APROACH THRU A RESTRICTED AREA. THE LEGNTH WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG ADVANTAGE IN SUCH A CASE. PERHAPS A CORD COULD BE ATTACHED AND THE SPEAR RETRIEVED FROM A WALL AS WELL. A TEAM OF TWO WOULD BE BEST ONE TO THROW AND THE OTHER TO MANAGE THE ROPE. IF A STRIKE WAS MADE BOTH WOULD PULL TO GET THE SPEAR BACK OR PERHAPS TO DRAG THE ENEMY INTO CLOSER RANGE FOR OTHERS TO FINISH.
MORE CONJECTURE BUT A POSSIBILITY AS SIMULAR THINGS INCLUDING ROPES WERE USED DEFENDING PRIMATIVE FORTIFICATIONS IN MANY AREAS OF THE WORLD.
A VERY LUCKY ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION THE FORCE IS STRONG FOR YOU
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