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The pilum. Let me re-phrase that. The PILUM!!

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The pilum. Let me re-phrase that. The PILUM!!
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#16
05-25-2006, 09:30 PM
and yes, the Deepeeka pilum is SUPER heavy.... way too heavy to be historically accurate...but in Deepeeka's defense they created and very REUSABLE product!
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05-25-2006, 09:31 PM
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05-25-2006, 10:06 PM
I don't know, the wood arounf the tang on mine looks cracked, I daren't throw it in case the thing breaks open. And I wouldn't want a hernia ...

The standard pilum, though, seems right, throws right, stands about right. I'm happy with it. Just stripped off the woodstain (?!!?) and oiled the wood shaft instead.

I won't tell you the horrible things I'm doing to a Deepeeka shield at the moment!!!

Quote:and yes, the Deepeeka pilum is SUPER heavy.... way too heavy to be historically accurate...but in Deepeeka's defense they created and very REUSABLE product!
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05-26-2006, 05:11 PM
funny you should mention a hernia...I just had sugury on mine last month! Maybe it was from throwing the Deepeeka pilum (just kidding). My Deepeeka pilum has gone to the graveyard long ago, but if memory serves me, the shaft was a bit wide, nothing horrendous tho....not sure if it was made from ash either...

Keep them damn Saxons off your shores Mithras!
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05-28-2006, 09:10 AM
Quote:Keep them damn Saxons off your shores Mithras!

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05-31-2006, 02:02 PM
We have made some probes on pila, and we have pierced easily one 1 mm thick iron plate. I think pilum was not able to get a very lon range, but it's very efective at a 10 meter range.
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05-31-2006, 02:05 PM
Quote:we have pierced easily one 1 mm thick iron plate
What kind of plate? How was it treated? I'm just thinking of the upcoming JRMES article about new manufacturing evidence.
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