SPEAR-SHAFTS. 



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numbers have been discovered together, we gather that the 

 spear was a more common weapon than the sword. We also 

 learn that spear-shafts were generally made of ash, and that 



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they were sometimes more than eleven feet long, while their 

 thickness rarely exceeded an inch : on some spears the centre of 

 gravity was marked by nails or strings, in order that the thrower 

 might quickly give the spear the right position in his hand. 



