Weighted Pilum
Weighted ball Pilum, having an over all length of 83.5″ and weighing 7lbs, 13.5 oz., of blackened steel and hardwood.
Weighted Pilum
Weighted ball Pilum, having an over all length of 83.5″ and weighing 7lbs, 13.5 oz., of blackened steel and hardwood.
Features:
Weighted pilum with a blackened steel, javelin head having a barbed pyramidal tip, a weighted ball just under the javelin socket, a hardwood shaft, and end cap.
Material: Steel
Size: 81.5″
Historical Period: Late Republic and Early Empire: weighted pila (plural of pilum)were used approximately between 50-100 AD
Inspiration: A Roman coin showing an antoninianus of Carinus holding pilum and globe.