07-24-2007, 04:59 PM
Am not convinced with regards to the Pila being weighted. With a weight around the 3-4 kilo would that not of been enough to give it good weight to cause some damage. Take a look at the modern javelin of c800g (28ounces) which can do some serious damage (anyone seen the vid of the chap getting one in the shoulder - ouch) and the modern javelin is only just that bit lighter than the pila (obviously I know there are diff designs etc) so no added weight would be needed and to add, these got a distance of 30-40m. Christ there are too many 'weight' words in that paragraph. :x
Ainsley
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