ROMAN NAILS
These two types of Roman nails are lead reproductions of common 1st century nails.
In the 1960's a discovery was made in Scotland of 7 tons of Roman nails buried
six feet deep to keep the conquered from finding them and making swords out of
the iron. The Roman general Agricola buried them rather than transporting them
to the German front when he and his soldiers were transferred.
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It might interest you to know there has been only one crucified body found in
the Jerusalem area (1968 Yohonan). The Romans crucified the man with the a type
of nail that has an extra ridge. Four nails were used. Five inch nails were driven
between the man's wrists bones and seven inch nails through his heels. The extra
ridge makes it much easier to pull the nail out with a crow bar after the victim
dies. Contemporary home builders still use the extra ridge nails when tacking
down 2 X 4s because they are easily pulled out after they get things lined up
the way they want them. They are called form or duplex nails. The extra ridge
nails are probably the kind most often used to crucify the condemned. Crucifiction
was temporary. No one knows for sure which kind they crucified Jesus of Nazareth
with. I have given you the facts -you make the choice which kind you think it
was. 
These reproductions are NOT to be hammered although they do not bend as easy
as lead. They have a steel wire core to keep them from bending too easily.
These reproductions have an old rusty nail look and feel to them. I have filed
off the bulk of the rust in the manner that was probably done to make it easier
to hammer the nail through a man's wrist.
Did you know the English word excruciating comes from the word crucifixion?
Thousands (maybe hundreds of thousands) of men were crucified during the Greek
and Roman Empires, but there was only one man who was crucified who had the
power to stopped it -- but he would not. Most people DON'T know that story.
If you want the those facts read the Roman whip description (he went through
that excruciating torture too).
The cost of packing and shipping is $5 for up to four nails. The extra ridge
nails are a bit more work, so they cost $15 each instead of $10 each for the
standard kind.
