02-01-2011, 03:05 PM
Quote:NB pila would never be used for thrusting due to thier soft tipsPila tips are never soft.
there has been discussion about the iron shanks being soft or not, but a lot of that is due to mistranslating some passages in Arrian, who is being vague about the matter.
Robert Vermaat
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FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)
MODERATOR
FECTIO Late Romans
THE CAUSE OF WAR MUST BE JUST
(Maurikios-Strategikon, book VIII.2: Maxim 12)