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The entries are 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.
Weapons used in the world's martial arts can be classified either by type of weapon or by the martial arts school using them. By weapon type. Handheld weapons
Stick and staff weapons (1 C, 11 P) Pages in category "Blunt weapons" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
A mace is a blunt weapon, a type of club or virge that uses a heavy head on the end of a handle to deliver powerful strikes. A mace typically consists of a strong, heavy, wooden or metal shaft, often reinforced with metal, featuring a head made of stone, bone, copper, bronze, iron, or steel.
Along with the pike, the bill is mentioned as being one of the main weapons of the Irish rebels in Ulster during the 1798 rebellion. [ 4 ] Although obsolete as a military weapon by the 17th century, bills were sent (along with other obsolete arms and armour) to the New World with English colonists to provide defence against Native Americans and ...
List of martial arts weapons; List of man-portable anti-tank systems; List of military vehicles; List of missiles; List of practice weapons; List of rockets; Lists of swords; List of types of spears; List of torpedoes; Naval ship. List of auxiliary ship classes in service; List of naval ship classes in service; List of submarine classes in ...
The first type has a weapon in the shape of a sickle that has a chain attached to the end of its shaft. The use of the first type depends on the ryū (school), with the weapon being held in either hand and its chain and weight being held in the other hand to be swung at the other person. Depending on how easy it is to see the weapon's weight ...
Wind-and-fire wheels (simplified Chinese: 风火轮; traditional Chinese: 風火輪; pinyin: feng huo lun) are melee weapons, wielded as a pair, associated with Chinese martial arts such as baguazhang and taijiquan. [1] Visually, they are similar to chakrams, although unlike chakrams they are not throwing weapons.