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Late Roman Plumbata War-Dart – Large – Deepeeka

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(2 customer reviews)

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In the late Roman period lead weighted darts called Plumbatae came into use. Also known as mattiobarbuli (little barbs of Mars), darts like this were carried five to a soldier in the hollow of the shield and were thrown as medium range projectiles. This Plumbata dart features a red painted wood shaft with leather fletchings and a weighted steel tip with black finish.

Please Note: The colors used for the fletching and shaft of these plumbata can vary.

2 reviews for Late Roman Plumbata War-Dart – Large – Deepeeka

  1. Celtic Templar (verified owner)

    The Darts are both light and as well effective. Upon throwing the darts, they seemed to fly far in the matter of range. However I feel that these darts should have a more historic fletching, rather than the Leather Fletching that they come with. All in all the Darts a perfect for those who are looking for the weapons of the Late Roman army.

  2. Ilan Davidowitz (verified owner)

    Don’t throw this around rocks! I was testing it out in my backyard, it hit a rock, and the shaft split right open. The head stayed intact, though, and I imagine that this would have been a fairly frequent occurrence back in the day. But be warned. I was able to fix it quite nicely with glue and some twine and it still looks great, but I’m not sure it would be able to take any more actual use. Also as a heads up, the pictures here are a bit misleading. The shaft is painted bright red and the fletching dark blue. I think it may just be the lighting in these first two images, but the third image must have been of a different model. The paint on the fletching cracks a bit but isn’t in danger of coming off. Overall, my gripes are mostly aesthetic and due to user error, but if you plan on using this frequently, be careful!

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