![]() Knobkierrie, knopkierie, knobkerry, also a blunt weapon (African).Stone, rock, lithos (Improvised, Worldwide).Slungshot not to be confused with a slingshot (Improvised, Worldwide).Bolas, ayllo, liwi, qilumitautit (Central American, South American, Arctic).Hunga munga, danisco, goleyo, njiga (African).Soliferrum, saunion, soliferreum (Mediterranean)Ĭould also be used as axe weapons, but were specifically designed for throwing.Northern spear (Philippinese, Southeast Asian).Metal bar, metal pipe (Improvised, Worldwide).Atlatl and darts (American, Paleolithic tribes).Two handed Dacian falx (Mediterranean, Greek).Tongi, four pointed tongi, two pointed (South Asian). ![]() Danish axe, hafted axe, English long axe, Viking axe, Danish longer axe (European).Bill, English bill, bill hook, bill guisarme (European).Bec de corbin, bec de faucon (European).Yawara, pasak, yawara bo, dulodulo (Japanese, Southeast Asian).Wooden war club, sharp headed version and curve headed version (American).War hammer also a pickaxe weapon (European).Sledgehammer, maul (Improvised, European).Morning star, goedendag, holy water sprinkler (European).Mere used to strike, jab (New Zealandian).Mace, spiked mace, flanged mace (European, Middle Asian).Kurunthadi, churuvadi, kuruvadi, muchan, otta (Indian).Knobkierrie, knopkierie, knobkerry (African).Horseman's pick, horseman's hammer, martel de fer, also a pickaxe weapon (European).Gunstock war club also thrown (American).Eskrima Sticks, straight sticks (Southeast Asian).Club, baseball bat, stone club, truncheon, cudgel, bludgeon.Talwar (Pakistanian, North Indian, Middle Eastern).Shamshir (Pakistani, North Indian, Middle Eastern).Messer, großmesser, hiebmesser, kriegsmesser, langes messer (German, European).Khopesh, sappara, sickle sword (Egyptian, Middle Eastern).Kampilan (Philippinese, Southeast Asian).Dussack, disackn, dusack, dusagge, dusegg, dusegge, dysack, tesak, thuseckn, tuseckn (Although some list this weapon only as a wooden practice sword, this was a real weapon).Ayudha katti (South and Southeast Asian).Over the years, the shield continued to evolve into turtle shields made of turtle shells, double-arched shields with a strap, and long shields with a predominant spine. The shield was also known as the tower shield. During the Warring Period, a new design had come up, it was a rectangular-shaped shield made of multiple wood planks joined together with rattan and lacquered linen face. By the early western Zhou dynasty, the shield had been developed into a double arch shield made of both a wooden and rattan frame. Although it was rare at the time, it was referred to as Gan and was made of animal hide mounted on a wooden frame and coated with lacquer to strengthen it. The shield existed as far back as the Shang dynasty. ![]() ![]() On top of being used as a weapon, the shield was also used as artistic decoration or for ceremonial and religious purposes. ![]() The shield was an integral part of Chinese culture and had many purposes aside from in warfare. You could either call it Dun or Pai, or by its archaic names like Lu, Gan, or Bing Jia which translates to handheld ‘amour’. The shield used in ancient China went by very many names. ![]()
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