Old Lead headed 'billy' club?

Atlantia · 2nd August 2009, 10:14 PM

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Originally Posted by graeme gt

Mine was catlogued as a trench club ,forget rabbits and lead working tool . I did see something very similar on the telly but with a longer shaft that was used for firing a line on to ships .

Hi Graeme.

well, bloody hell, thats a close match!
Are you also in the Uk?

Regards
Gene

graeme gt · 2nd August 2009, 11:18 PM

Its more or less the same i am not totally convinced that they are trench clubs ,i bide in Jockland cheers graeme .

kronckew · 3rd August 2009, 06:14 AM

just to spice up the mix, along the lines of the throwing stick:

the late roman plumbata

also known as lawn darts in 1960's america.

how to make a plumbata

2nd August 2009, 11:18 PM	#2
graeme gt Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 97	Its more or less the same i am not totally convinced that they are trench clubs ,i bide in Jockland cheers graeme .

3rd August 2009, 06:14 AM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,239	just to spice up the mix, along the lines of the throwing stick: the late roman plumbata also known as lawn darts in 1960's america. how to make a plumbata