Pilum on ebay, Yay or Nay?

[Anonymous]

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI...89970&rd=1<br>
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I believe this is a Deepka item tho the seller doesnt say.<br>
I heard Deepka pilum are mostly unusable...<br>
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I live in downtown chicago, so there is no way i can make one by hand, or even finish of these.<br>
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I also want to get good stuff and not need to do alot of upgrading in the future.<br>
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So is this pilum worth it? or is it a fantasy peice that would make the REAL Romans Gag?<br>
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I very much appreciate any advice!!<br>
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Thanks!<br>
-Gordak <p></p><i></i>

[Caius Fabius]

There are several places to look for Roman equipment. I had some of those once, but i gave them to a local church group for their Passion Play.<br>
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check out this link for various suppliers<br>
www.romanhideout.com/suppliers.asp<br>
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and this link<br>
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www.larp.com/legioxx/<br>
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look under suppliers and "Page of things to avoid" <p></p><i></i>

[richsc]

It looks like a good piece to me, not sure what sort of wood was used: we use ash as a rule. The price for that work is reasonable. <p>Legio XX<br>
Caput dolet, pedes fetent, Iesum non amo<br>
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[Anonymous]

yay <p></p><i></i>

[Anonymous]

I thought it looked pretty good, Though I am a total newbie,<br>
Personally, comming from the ww2 German hobby, I thought THEY had a bad looking fake problem, But just surfing the sites and this board I realize how damngerous it is to get into Roman reenactment without either...<br>
A. a life time of research,<br>
or<br>
B. the help of you guys,<br>
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I really appreciate your opinions!!!!<br>
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Thanks!<br>
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Does anyone know if it is a deepka? I know the seller carries some deepka stuff.<br>
-Gordak <p></p><i></i>

[Aluscladiusmaximus]

It looks good to me but it is a "heavy" Pilum with the weight on the shaft just behind the head of the wooden shaft. I would go for the light pilum exactly the same except for there being no weight. It is not known if the weight was lead or stone. The shipping on a light pila should be much less and you don't want to carry a heavy one.<br>
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Aulus Cladius Maximus <p></p><i></i>

[rusty myers]

weighted pila tend to break when thrown too, they are display only. <p>Rusty Myers<br>
www.SouloftheWarrior.com Commander, Legio VI FFC<br>
www.LEGVI.com </p><i></i>