Pila bending at the shank

[Hasdrubal]

How can you not pull out something, when it is actually getting thinner?

The head is larger then the shank, the only time I've tryed it on a shield an old plywood blank, the  weapon was diifficult to remove as the wood closed up a bit after the head had passed through but still left a hole big enough for the shank to follow easily, the shaft didnt bend but then it was steel....
The shield was rendered useless by the weight hanging of the front and a long length of head protruding from the rear, if anyone had actually been holding the shield it would quite possibly have hit the person....
I wouldn't call this a test by any means but it was interesting non the less...

Still its easy enough to try it out youself as long as you have a decently made pilum..."The Real Wrought Iron Company" and Chris Top can supply wrought iron bar which may not be perfect but is probably close enough if you want an "iron" pilum head to try out...

http://www.realwroughtiron.com/wrought-i...-sections/

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I have the Deepeeka brand Pilum. I've thought about purchasing a tester. I love people like you who are interested in the equipment and seeing how it actually works, and actually testing it. I truly do love this place. Thanks to everyone, and the people who forwarded me information on this. This place is truly an inspiration to my mind.