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Lead weight... wood .. who knows!
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I suspect the pumbata had the lead weight not just to provide punch but to give it a downward facing orientation as it fell. Could the same applied to the weighted pila?
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Lead weight... wood .. who knows! - by Hibernicus - 11-08-2006, 12:53 AM
re: - by Johnny Shumate - 11-08-2006, 03:55 AM
Re: Lead weight... wood .. who knows! - by Magnus - 11-08-2006, 07:20 PM
Re: Lead weight... wood .. who knows! - by Magnus - 11-08-2006, 08:44 PM
Re: Lead weight... wood .. who knows! - by marsvigilia - 12-13-2006, 05:06 PM
Re: Lead weight... wood .. who knows! - by Luca - 07-13-2012, 01:31 PM

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