Comments by "@level Joe" (@leveljoe) on "I did a thing" channel.

The Romans used something similar, although it was thrown so that the arc of it would bypass the enemy's shield 🛡. It also had a piercing iron point. Deadly lawn darts...
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It was called a Plumbata. Had to look it up....
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@MazeFrame Yes, but lawn darts we're not made with the intention to kill/injure, the plumbata specifically was and predates it buy a number years.
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@OutOfNamesToChoose What's old is new again.
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@mietek3921 Did the pilum get typo'd to "pilla"?
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@mietek3921 👍good to know, but it has only one "l". pila Had to look that up too.
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