Medieval Times
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The Gun Shield
The gun shield was exactly what its name would suggest, it was a shield with a breech loading match lock pistol at its center with a small square window about the barrel as an observation port.
The Spring Loaded Triple Dagger
The Spring Loaded Triple Dagger appeared to be a normal dagger at first glance, but when the wielder pressed a release the two spring-loaded side daggers emerged – making the single dagger into a sort of trident.
The Urumi
The Urumi was a very flexible long sword made from either steel or brass, and was often treated as a metal whip. It was often made up of multiple fine metal blades attached to a single handle, in some cases there could be as many as 30 blades in one sword.
Greek Fire
Greek Fire was an incendiary material which could be shot from a ship and would burn on the top of water. It was said that in the 7th century a Byzantine architect by the name of Kallinikos invented Greek Fire and used it to defend Constantinople against an Arab fleet.
The Man-Catcher
The Man-Catcher was a long-shafted pole arm with a two-headed prong on the end that looked like a collar. It was typically used to pull a rider from his horse and was often used to capture royals for ransom since it did not wound the captee.
The Kpinga
The Kpinga was a throwing knife used by warriors of the Azande tribe of Nubia in Africa. Also nicknamed the “Hunga Munga,” the knife had three blades that protruded from the center and varied in shape and size.
The Claw of Archimedes
The Claw of Archimedes was much like the man-catcher but much, much larger. In the 3rd century it was designed by Archimedes to protect the city of Syracuse against the Roman navy.
The Nest of Bees
The Nest of Bees consisted of hexagonal tubes filled with dozens of rocket-tipped arrows. The tubes would broaden at the top to aid in the dispersal of the arrows once the nest opened. This weapon could fire off more than two dozen arrows at a time in the same direction.
The Zhua
The Zhua, meaning “claw,” was an Ancient Chinese weapon that consisted of a clawed iron hand on the end of a 6-foot (1.83-meter) pole.
The Lantern Shield
The Lantern Shield has been called the “swiss army knife of weapons” as it housed many items on one shield. It was a small shield in the shape of a buckler and its defining feature was a hook on which one could hang a lantern.
More about each weapon HERE
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Feeling pretty good with my G19. 500 plus rounds down range over the holidays. Got the left weak hand vice grip going on. Bring it.
Some of that stuff looks like it would hurt.
Some of those are back-scratchers. 😀
No seriously, that’s pretty cool. I catch the weapons shows on History channel or where ever anytime they’re on. I even researched torture devices from the middle ages.
You know, for “Halloween”.
One of my favorite ancient Greek things from the Antikythera shipwreck. Not a weapon, but still pretty neat:
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2016/06/10/greek-scientists-call-antikythera-mechanism-worlds-first-computer/
How many went up against a pissed off mother that was wielding
a orange mattel race car track section?
That HURT.
I’m a lover of edged weapons and axes. My house is littered with
them. You make break into my house, but you gonna have problems
escaping.
Nothing beats the Iron Sausage.
Remember when war was about killing people and breaking things?
Good times. Good times.
Thanks for this, fascinating. Book marked.
Bad_brad we have a new range nearby with interactive video targets called Victory Range and Armory https://vra-ohio.com/. Still shooting your own guns with real ammo but it uses a roll of blank paper with the ‘targets’ projected on it that react from the hit. Pop-up bad guys (shoot-don’t-shoot), spinners, moving targets, x-ray of internal organs that splatter when hit, you get the idea, along with the standard timed pistol and silhouettes. Indoor pistol AND rifle ranges. Lots more challenging than standing still punching holes, especially for those of us with limited mobility. I’m sure this type of range will pop up all over the country if not already. Didn’t know if you’re aware of them. Kind of feels like an arcade at first but it speeds up and I was sweating because my boy was with me and I didn’t want to hit a hostage. LOL Had a vet just back from the ME next to me crouched down low and nailing every.single.thing at the fastest speed. I’ll never be that good… but that doesn’t mean I won’t try. 🙂