10 Unique Traditional Weapons


Throughout civilization, war never escape from history. And, no war means no weapons to defeat your opponent. What is commonly known may be arrows, spears, knives and type. Well, uniquely, there are also weapons that were created with a strange form of nan. Some of them are: 

1. Katar

India is a nation Katar weapon that makes the wearer has claws like Wolverine (remember one of the characters in the movie X-Men). At first glance, Katar like a single blade. But has a button that when activated will divide the blade into three parts. 
2. Zhua 
If this one comes from China, such as Katar similar but different shapes. Functions such as claws that can cut and remove the meat from the body. Zhua more often used to destroy enemy armor. 
3. Flying Fire 
Flying fire called Nest of Bees, originally from China. Shaped like a tube containing hexagonal wooden reeds as arrows. Unlike the usual arrows, with a flying fire, the rate of arrows faster and stronger. Remarkably, it could well launch 32 arrows at once. 
4. Chu Ko Nu 
Still from China, with arrows like this certainly superior to either of the power, range and speed. Last used when the Sino-Japanese War 1894-1895. 
5. Chakram 
Chakram-based metal is used extensively by high-ranking Indian Sikhs. Unlike the frisbee, Chakram thrown vertically. With a very sharp edges can cut your arm or leg with ease. 
6. Scissor 
Definitely not ordinary scissors, because scissors this one worn by the gladiators of ancient Rome. Notice the picture, there is a long tube of metal charged to cover the gladiators their hands, and the semicircular top is very sharp. 
7. Macuahuitl 
Weapons of this one the Aztecs used to capture the enemy or the victim alive. Shaped like a sword with a very sharp razor. There are jagged-sharp serrations which can tear the skin. 
8. Kpinga 
Azande tribe of Nubia, Africa has the traditional weapon called kpinga. Its use as a throwing knife, about 22 inches in length and has three blades. Blade-like male genitalia as a symbol of masculine power of the owner. When the gun owner is married, usually kpinga offered as a gift to his wife's family. 
9. Hook Swords 
Shaolin monks have weapons in North China is very beautiful, artistic, yet deadly. The length of this sword is approximately 4 to 6 feet. 
10. Mere Club 
Maori tribes in New Zealand using this weapon is made ​​from nephrite jade, to stab his opponent. Mere Club is classified as a weapon that has a high spiritual values. Mere Each Club has its own name for generations. In fact, they believe there are spiritual forces in them.

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