tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post2905054852052237889..comments2024-03-28T13:23:34.891+00:00Comments on A K Haart: This primitive weaponA K Haarthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-26756541359702044372015-03-11T13:29:46.377+00:002015-03-11T13:29:46.377+00:00Sam - sound like a good idea. A tin of treacle wou...Sam - sound like a good idea. A tin of treacle would be good too.<br /><br />Michael - the thuggees did something similar.<br /><br />Demetrius - yes, they would travel a long way if expertly thrown.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-54594717541022815182015-03-11T13:11:31.441+00:002015-03-11T13:11:31.441+00:00Imagine around ten thousand of them being thrown a...Imagine around ten thousand of them being thrown at you. A bit of disruption goes a long way in the battle lines of old.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-72232064156572752322015-03-11T07:06:40.753+00:002015-03-11T07:06:40.753+00:00I think you swung it around the neck of your assai...I think you swung it around the neck of your assailant/opponent, then gave a big tug!<br /><br />Result - a large bruise on the neck, followed by breakage...<br /><br />Scrobs.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12942449871600526680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-57706172148658445082015-03-10T20:47:33.723+00:002015-03-10T20:47:33.723+00:00I once knew a bloke from Dagenham who claimed that...I once knew a bloke from Dagenham who claimed that it was sheer folly to go anywhere in his neighbourhood without being armed. But the police often searched young men and took a dim view of obvious weapons. His solution? Always carry a canvas shopping bag with a full jar of jam in it.Sam Vegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05978971199859845931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-45365699972411464392015-03-10T17:09:55.871+00:002015-03-10T17:09:55.871+00:00Demetrius - cheap too I suppose, but I can't s...Demetrius - cheap too I suppose, but I can't see it doing well against shield and sword.A K Haarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05897490979828603179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481298417819219839.post-22057323884254972502015-03-10T15:57:52.829+00:002015-03-10T15:57:52.829+00:00Currently ploughing through a book on Roman warfar...Currently ploughing through a book on Roman warfare, grim. But it deals with the weaponry and devices. This kind of weapon, with variations would have been a common item in certain forms of action.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.com