Hannibal Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Hello! My name is Charles, and I live in GA, USA. I have 10 Roman arrowheads, and I have not the slightest clue as to where they were dug up or how old they are. I have looked at bookstores, amazon, and local libraries in search of a guide to help me identifying and pricing them. However, I cannot find any book, or website that would be capable of aiding me in finding their source or history. I was wondering if any of you gentlemen knew of a resource that might assit me in my search. I was hoping that one of you might have run across a reference to the Roman times. Any information on this topic would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 hi hannibal and welcome to unrv.com! do you have a local museum? maybe they can assist you... cheers viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favonius Cornelius Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 Do you have a picture of them you can share with us? Love to see them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLavius Valerius Constantinus Posted November 15, 2005 Report Share Posted November 15, 2005 I believe a local museum would be the best choice, unless we have a real archeologist somewhere on this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted November 16, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 Hello, Thank you for your quick responses. I have spoken with a friend of mine who told me that there was a museum with Roman artifacts about 2 hours from where I live. If I can get some time to drive out there, I'll see if they can identify them for me. Thanks again for you suggestions. I'm leaving for South Africa in 2 days, so I will not be able to check for replies for another 2 weeks. However, I look forward to reading some when I get back. I am not that great at working a computer, but I am going to try to insert a picture here of the 10 arrowheads. Some of them are Roman and some are Medieval. Thanks again! Sincerely, Charles P.S. Within the past couple days, I received another arrowhead from a guy who recently dug it up in Saguntum, Spain. During the Second Punic War, Hannibal sieged and destroyed the city of Saguntum, Spain in 219 B.C. Saguntum is located on the coast of pain bordering the Mediterranean Sea. I however, am not able to insert a picture. The icon asks for a web address and I do not possess one containing the picture. Any Suggestions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Marcellus Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 (edited) Hello, Thank you for your quick responses. I have spoken with a friend of mine who told me that there was a museum with Roman artifacts about 2 hours from where I live. If I can get some time to drive out there, I'll see if they can identify them for me. Thanks again for you suggestions. I'm leaving for South Africa in 2 days, so I will not be able to check for replies for another 2 weeks. However, I look forward to reading some when I get back. I am not that great at working a computer, but I am going to try to insert a picture here of the 10 arrowheads. Some of them are Roman and some are Medieval. Thanks again! Sincerely, Charles P.S. Within the past couple days, I received another arrowhead from a guy who recently dug it up in Saguntum, Spain. During the Second Punic War, Hannibal sieged and destroyed the city of Saguntum, Spain in 219 B.C. Saguntum is located on the coast of pain bordering the Mediterranean Sea. I however, am not able to insert a picture. The icon asks for a web address and I do not possess one containing the picture. Any Suggestions? This might be the hard way, but it works for me. If you have a scanner, scan it onto your computer. GEt an account at photobucket.com. It's completely free. At photobucket.com you'll be able to import your picture off your computer into your own photobucket photo album. When you do that your picture will now have a URL. Just right click on the picture, go to properties and cut and paste the URL into the "insert image" button on this message board when you are typing your message. And voila. The picture will be there for all to see. Somebody please help out with an easier way. I know there's gotta be an easier way. I love photobucket by the way. Here's a fun picture. I just had to show this. Edited November 16, 2005 by Felix Marcellus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pertinax Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 webshots would be ok as well they will give a free account.Exactly the same route applies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longbow Posted November 16, 2005 Report Share Posted November 16, 2005 I use image shack,if the pictures allready on your computer image shack will host it.Click on the browse button and that will open to 'your pictures',double click the picture you want to show then click 'host'.Copy the code it gives you then just paste that code onto the message board you type the posts on,like so longbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted November 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Thanks you for your help. I gave imageshack a try, so here it goes! If anyone can recognize anything whatsoever about these arrowheads, please share what you know! Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favonius Cornelius Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Very interesting, thanks for posting them! It looks like you have quite a variety of designs too. Some for piecing armor, others for causing more grievous wounds like the top right one I think? The bottom right is curious. Is it so rusted away or was it actually that thin of a head? If you ever find out about these arrow heads, please do let us know what you find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted November 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Thanks for looking Favonius Cornelius! Some of the arrows are Medieval, and some are Roman. The one in the upper right is armor-piercing, and te wider ones were meant to shoot horses to rip through muscle. The one in the bottom right appears to have been made that way. My guess would be armor piercing as well. I know that once plate armor was invented, some knights in medieval times would carry a small weapon that looked like an ale. It looked just like a small dagger that had a round blade with no edge. It was used to puncture through the plate armor and through the chain mail. It was rather effective until quenching was discovered. Thanks again for looking, I appreciate everyone's help. Sincerely, Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Favonius Cornelius Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 Ah, I always thought armor piercing would be very thin, but I suppose there is something to be said for having a mass up in front of the blade like the upper right one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longbow Posted November 17, 2005 Report Share Posted November 17, 2005 (edited) It looked just like a small dagger that had a round blade with no edge. It was used to puncture through the plate armor and through the chain mail. That sounds like a Stileto knife.The English knights would carry the Rondel dagger,its a thin bladed dagger which they used to prise through gaps in the Armour,visors and such. Edited November 17, 2005 by longbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hannibal Posted November 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 Yea, that's what I was talking about. Thanks for the clarification, longbow. Have a great day! Sincerely, Charles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lacertus Posted November 18, 2005 Report Share Posted November 18, 2005 (edited) Great finds! Yes, some of them are medieval. I recognize them because they have another type of fastenings. Need to know wrere they were found because this type of fastening came into the world in 10-11AD in south of Europe but there is an opinion that it was "born" in the North of Europe and came together Saxon tribes and then extended on all Europe. That is to say they might be earlier. The Romans arrows can date middle-end 1AD. But why you so sure that they are Romans? Yeah, they might be Romans of course but in that time the most part of armaments looked very similar. Let good specialist looks on this finds at first. Need to hold them in the hands and distinguish them carefully. Edited November 18, 2005 by Lacertus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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