KEY FEATURES:
- Historically accurate
- Fully functional
- Transportable
MEASUREMENTS:
- BLADE LENGTH: 31 1/4
- HANDLE LENGTH: 55 1/4”
- OVERALL LENGTH: 86
- WEIGHT: 3lb 3oz
- THICKNESS: .500
OUR PRICE: $115.00
XH2031 - Roman Pilum
The Roman trooper typically carried at least one Pilum, a weapon as intrinsic to Roman combat tactics
as the short sword. The Pilum had a long, relatively soft iron shaft which, though certainly capable of
penetrating its intended target, was likely to bend on striking armor or the ground, thus making it useless
to be thrown back. A common tactic when using the Pilum against troops with shields was to pierce the
opponent’s shield, whereupon the shaft would bend, making extraction difficult. The opposing soldier,
thus encumbered, was likely to throw down his shield, losing his defense against the infamous Roman
short sword. Our Pilum is of the traditional flanged type and may be disassembled for ease of
transportation to events.
