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The passage in 2 Samuel 21:19 poses difficulties when compared with the story of David and Goliath in 1 Samuel 17, leading scholars to conclude "that the attribution of Goliath's slaying to David may not be original," [3] but rather "an elaboration and reworking of" an earlier Elhanan story, "attributing the victory to the better-known David." [4]
The xyston (Ancient Greek: ξυστόν "spear, javelin; pointed or spiked stick, goad), was a type of a long thrusting spear in ancient Greece.It measured about 3.5 to 4.25 m (11 to 14 ft) long and was probably held by the cavalryman with both hands, although the depiction of Alexander the Great's xyston on the Alexander Mosaic in Pompeii (see figure), suggests that it could also be used ...
Pandi-ballam - A hog-spear with an iron leaf-shaped blade at the end of a bamboo shaft with a total length of 8.3 feet (2.5 m), of which the blade accounted for 2.3 feet (0.70 m). Panjmukh - Five-headed spear used by the people of Gujarat. Lange - A Mughal lance with a four-cornered iron head and a hollow shaft. Garhiya - May be pike, javelin ...
An axe hafted with an adhesive. Hafting is a process by which an artifact, often made of bone, stone, or metal is attached to a haft (handle [1] or strap). This makes the artifact more useful by allowing it to be launched by a bow (), thrown by hand (), or used with more effective leverage ().
After installing permanently on a spear shaft, the spot weld is cut, and the temporary shaft discarded. [3] Revenue Ruling 55-569, C.B. 1955–2, 483 says: A device ostensibly designed for submarine spear fishing, but capable of chambering and firing .22 caliber rimfire ammunition, is a firearm within the purview of the National Firearms Act.
A spear (being a steel shaft slightly longer than the stock/barrel of from 6–10 millimetres (0.2–0.4 in) in diameter, which lies on top of the barrel or in a track or groove on the top), and a trigger mechanism to engage the spear (usually in or near a handle or grip at or near the rear) to keep the gun in a loaded state of readiness when ...
Spear fishing is an ancient method of fishing and may be conducted with an ordinary spear or a specialised variant such as an eel spear [8] [9] or the trident. A small trident-type spear with a long handle is used in the American South and Midwest for gigging bullfrogs with a bright light at night, or for gigging carp and other fish in the ...
The sarissa is made of two core parts: a long wooden shaft and a metal tip. A third part that may have existed for some sarissas was a metal spear-butt at the reverse end. The metal butt of the sarissa could be used to safely stow it in the ground without damaging the shaft when not in use. [3]