Fabrica Comitatus - The Legionary Workshop
Artifices Comitatus: Artisans of Comitatus
Historical crafts and services available to the public from Comitatus members
Perfect gifts for the Roman in your life
Perfect gifts for the Roman in your life
Dave Bell - Fletcher
Basic arrows would have a hardwood 11/32" shaft finished with
Danish oil, with a choice of size/style/colour of fletchings, self-nocks
and a choice of machine-made heads. Fletchings can be bound to
the shaft if wished, alternative shaft-wood would be Spruce.
Arrows can be posted to the buyer.
Prices:
From £50 per dozen basic arrows.
Options:
High quality spined arrow shafts: add £10 per dozen arrows:
available in Pine, Cedar or Spruce.
Types of arrow shaft material: Ash, Poplar and Birch (POA).
Diameters of shaft from 5/16" to 1/2".
Strengthening horn inserts added to the nocks: add £10 per dozen.
Hand-cut medieval style fletchings 5" or longer add £4 per dozen.
Hand forged heads, from £2.50 extra per arrow.
Spray varnish instead of Danish oil: add £3 per dozen.
Cane arrows (with hardwood footing), £15 each with a hand-forged tanged leaf head. £10 each without heads.
For further details, photos of example arrows etc:
E-mail: themonster750@yahoo.co.uk
Tel: 01915 482643
Historical Interpretations
Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Medieval, Tudor and WWII Historical Activity Days for Primary Schools.
We have been re-creating history in schools since the early 1990’s, are full time professionals, police checked, fully insured, risk assessed, and registered for income tax. We have many years experience teaching and working within KS1 & KS2, and a clear knowledge of the History National Curriculum.
We present archaeology as a way of accessing history. We use museum quality, working artefacts, which are handled by pupils so as to connect to the past. The collection is constantly being reviewed, improved and updated.
We are in a position to make and purchase items not available to schools.
Feedback consistently scores our artefacts as 100% excellent.
Feedback forms told us teachers liked:-
How easy it is to book a day.
That we are in school for a full day, 8.15am-3pm.
The knowledge of our presenters.
That we teach history using archaeology.
That we actually teach, interspersed with activities.
That days are tailored to suit differing abilities.
That children are able to handle the artefacts.
That we can offer costume and recipe advice for each period.
Pupils have access to various ways of learning. Activities such as indoor and outdoor games, music, dance and crafts, help the pupils understand the period.
Please contact jconyard@talktalk.net for details.
Arma comitibus idonea
Equipment suitable for the comrades
Kit available exclusively to Comitatus members
Kit available exclusively to Comitatus members
Shields
Infantry shield made from 9mm plywood covered with cloth and painted with
the symbol for the Praesidiensis. Back is painted with a block colour of your choice.
£60
Cavalry shield made from 9mm plywood covered with cloth and painted with the basic symbol for Equites Taifali. The back is painted solid white.
£50
Contact Ursus via the forum to order.
Tunics
Basic off-white wool group tunics, undecorated, made to order from £40.
Contact Catherine via the forum for more info.
Weaponry
Hand forged veruta, spicula, ferrules and plumbata, made to our own patterns based on appropriate finds and ready for hafting.
Verutum £15.00
Spiculum £20.00
Ferrule £5.00
Plumbata £20.00
We have a small stock of veruta ready for immediate sale and
can order more on demand.
Contact: jconyard@talktalk.net for details.
Military belts
Made to order from £30, depending on dateline
and status. A range of fittings are available.
Contact: jconyard@talktalk.net for details.
From Allason-Jones L. and Miket R. (1984) “The Catalogue of small finds from South Shields Roman Fort”, in The Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle Upon Tyne Monograph Series No. 2, ed. J. Philipson (Gloucester 1984):
The spiculum:- Length 297mm, diameter of socket 20mm. Page 297-299.
The verutum head/small spear head:- Length 146mm, diameter of socket 22mm. Page 299.
The plumbata are modelled on a find from Wroxeter.
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