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This is a list of historical pre-modern weapons grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons which fit within the period are also included.
The upgraded yawara was made of Bakelite plastic and had golf shoe metal spikes on both ends. A yawara can be used by the general public for self-defense in some countries. A variation of the yawara is a kubotan which is about six inches long, made of plastic, weighs about two ounces, and has no sharp edges. The kubotan is used by police ...
The head features a long spike and two shorter and stronger lateral blades. The Corseque is said to have originated in Corsica, from where it takes its name ; at the end of the Middle Ages many Corsicans leaving the island to become mercenaries in Terra Firma [1] It would [specify] have evolved from the spetum or pertuisnane, in the later ...
An old Japanese wood club with iron spikes (a kanabō or tetsubō), 4′ 9″ long and 4 lb (1.8 kg) in weight A small tetsubō A close-up of the iron studs on an antique Japanese ararebō , a small version of the kanabō
Originally from Union City, N.J., Lee began her wrestling career in the state’s local circuit. Later, in 2009, she signed with WWE , where she rose to prominence in 2012 and remained until her ...
The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It can have a hook or thorn on the back side of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants and protecting allied soldiers, typically musketeers. [2] The halberd was usually 1.5 to 1.8 metres (4.9 to 5.9 ft) long. [3]
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