Posted: Sat 05 Sep, 2015 9:08 pm Post subject: Re: Can the Shepards Sling be lethal on one throw?
Andy C. Nystrom wrote:
I know that the sling has been used in hunting and combat. But I'm curious on how accurate could a person be with a sling and could a skilled "Slingsman" kill a grown man with a single well aimed throw?
Yes I killed jack rabbit with it. It removed the middle leaving hind legs and head about two feet apart. I was also a pitcher in college.
Edit: Instead of starting a new thread, i'll ask about this here instead.
I've read that one of the advantages to slinging is being able to use a shield at the same time, but how often was this actually done?
Well it looks like it wasn't unheard. Sorry about the size.
Is that supposed to be a buckler or center gripped round shield the man using the sling is using? Seems rather big for a buckler.
Although a lot of manuscript images of the sling are David and Goliath based, not all of them are.
http://manuscriptminiatures.com/search/?tags=sling ferrum ferro acuitur et homo exacuit faciem amici sui
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Posted: Thu 10 Sep, 2015 5:40 am Post subject: Can the shepherd's sling be lethal on one throw?
A shepherd's sling can be lethal on one throw depending on the size of the stone, I believe.“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength”
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