04-05-2004, 07:13 PM
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Yesterday, while a documentary filmmaker was filming our exercitium (we were working on massed pila volleys) I broke another one of the club-owned pilae - LEG IX has about 60 or so in the armoury .<br>
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I failed to notice that the pilum I grabbed was missing the metal collet, and after I threw it noticed an interesting type of failure - the tang itself had acquired a VERY pronounced Z-bend, breaking the two wooden 'tongues' of the shaft.<br>
<br>
I'll get Hibernicus to post an image of the affected pilum.<br>
<br>
<p>LEG IX HSPA - COH III EXPG - CEN I HIB<br>
<br>
- FIDELITAS - - VIRTUS - - MAGNANIMITAS - </p><i></i>
Yesterday, while a documentary filmmaker was filming our exercitium (we were working on massed pila volleys) I broke another one of the club-owned pilae - LEG IX has about 60 or so in the armoury .<br>
<br>
I failed to notice that the pilum I grabbed was missing the metal collet, and after I threw it noticed an interesting type of failure - the tang itself had acquired a VERY pronounced Z-bend, breaking the two wooden 'tongues' of the shaft.<br>
<br>
I'll get Hibernicus to post an image of the affected pilum.<br>
<br>
<p>LEG IX HSPA - COH III EXPG - CEN I HIB<br>
<br>
- FIDELITAS - - VIRTUS - - MAGNANIMITAS - </p><i></i>
Adam MacDonald
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