Roman Square Pilum – Deepeeka

This replica Roman Pilum has a piercing head of iron which is mounted into a hardwood haft and finished with an iron butt cap.

A mainstay of the late Republican and Imperial Legionaries, the pilum is a rather deviously designed form of javelin; once hurled at the foe its wooden haft propelled it with mass and force and its pyramidal head coupled with a long and thin shaft gave it fierce puncturing power. Such a weapon could routinely penetrate shields and still grievously wound the warrior behind it or at least force him to toss the now-unwieldy shield aside as the melee began. In the moments before the close-in melee began the Roman Legionaries could throw the pilum en-masse to wound the foe or disrupt their formation to give the Roman Legion the edge. In a pinch the Pilum could be used as a spear as the situation demanded to aid them in standing their ground against cavalry.

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