02-24-2017, 03:54 PM
(02-24-2017, 03:25 PM)Bryan Wrote:No point (pardon the pun) as it's already been done:(02-13-2017, 05:01 PM)mcbishop Wrote: David Sim and I have been conducting a range of tests on pila to reproduce the various types of bend found and test penetration capabilities under controlled conditions. We will be publishing the results (I hope) in JRMES 18 later this year. Summary results are in my forthcoming Osprey book on the pilum (out May 18th I believe).
Mike Bishop
Did you test the wooden rivet model?
Grab, M. (2011), 'Das marianische Pilum. Der "römische Mythos" im Test', in C. Koepfer, C., Himmler, F. W., and Löffl, J. (eds), Die römische Armee im Experiment, Berlin: Frank & Timme, 83–92
We were more concerned with a) penetration and b) reproducing the same type of bends as seen in real artefacts. The whole 'wooden rivet' subject is discussed in my forthcoming book.
Mike Bishop