Throwing spears

100px|thumb|right|Pilum The pilum (; : pila) was a javelin commonly used by the Roman army in ancient times. It was generally about long overall, consisting of an iron shank about in diameter and long with a pyramidal head, attached to a wooden shaft by either a socket or a flat tang.

thumb|A silver Peruvian atlatl from the 12th–15th century thumb|Atlatl in use

thumb|An askari guard at an Allied air training school at [[AFB Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa, January 1943]] An assegai or assagai is a polearm used for throwing, usually a light spear or javelin made up of a wooden handle with an iron tip.

cold weapon

type of throwing spear about 3 ft. long