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	Weapon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In ancient times, from the dawn of humanity through the Classical civilizations of Greece and Rome, weapons were primarily extensions of an individual's strength, essentially making up for the human body's lack of natural weapons such as claws.
		Suicide weapons are typically explosive in nature and exploit the willingness of their operator to not survive the attack to reach their target.
		Infantry support weapons are designed to attack various threats to infantry units, supporting the infantry's operations, including heavy machine guns, mortars and pinpoint airstrikes ordered by the infantry, often to strike heavily defended positions, such as enemy camps or extensively powerful machine-gun nests.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Weapon (2653 words)

	Ancient warfare - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Ancient warfare is war as conducted from the beginnings of recorded history to the end of the ancient period.
		Because tightly packed infantry were the formation of choice, in order for ancient generals to maintain command and control during the battle as well as for mutual protection, a force of chariots could stand off at long range and rain arrows down on the infantrymen's heads.
		Ancient weapons included the bow and arrow; polearms such as the spear and javelin; hand-to-hand weapons such as swords, spears, clubs, axes, and knives.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ancient_warfare (6027 words)

	Fantasy and Ancient Weapons and Armor
		The mace is almost a family of weapons unto itself; the flail, morningstar, holy water sprinkler, and ball and chain are all variations of maces.
		This weapon consists of a metal bar with three to five curved blades extending from the base of the bar.The pinkie and forefingers slip through the rings, allowing the wielder to grasp the bar firmly in the palm.
		In either case, the heavy spine of the weapon and center of gravity centered along the blade instead of close to the hilt made the khopesh the most effective weapon of the period.
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	Weapons of Ancient China
		Ji is a weapon with a steel or bronze tip mounted on the end of a long shaft, next to which is attached a curved blade.
		The weapons were cast and modeled to a standard shape and then were filed, chiseled, drilled and polished to have sharp blade, shiny luster and subtlety.
		Sadly a large portion of the weapons had been stolen by grave robbers, but many were still found intact and in their origional condition, thanks to the chromic salt oxide.
	dana.ucc.nau.edu /~msb46/Weapons_of_Ancient_China.html (1304 words)

	Weapons in ancient Egypt
		Ancient Egyptian weapons: Bow and arrow, slingshots, shields, spears, swords, daggers, scimitars, axes and maces
		The principal weapon of the Egyptian army was the bow and arrow.
		It was transformed into a formidable weapon with the introduction by the Hyksos of the composite bow made of horn, sinews and wood, combined with body armour - which was often little more than broad leather straps - and the war chariot, enabling fast attacks at long range [1].
	www.reshafim.org.il /ad/egypt/weapons (1128 words)

	Category:Weapons - Military History Wiki
		A weapon is a tool which can be used during combat to kill or incapacitate, to destroy property, or to otherwise render resources non-functional or unavailable.
		The use of weapons has been recorded since the advent of cave painting, and the process has been formulated resulting in both martial arts and strategic doctrines.
		The first known traces of weapons are from the stone age with flint knives, hand axes and heads for large darts.
	www.militaryhistorywiki.org /wiki/Category:Weapons (2432 words)

	Ancient Weapons in Modern Times
		An important reason to learn the weapons of your system is to continue the traditions that have been handed down from generation to generation.
		Weapons are an extension of your body, therefore, coordination is essential.
		Weapon training for a tournament forces a student to practice diligently.
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	Ancient Weapons
		All of these civilizations that improved the weapons were existent in the basic same area of the world.
		If the weapon remained in the enemies body after battle it could be found during that soldiers burial.
		The fact that the weapons were made from stone, copper, and bronze also played a key role in keeping the weapons around long enough to be found.
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	Ancient Egypt » Weapons & Armour (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The Egyptians used several types of weapons over the years including the battleaxe, battle mace, dagger, khopesh (see picture; this weapon was introduced by the Hyksos), spear, javelins for thrusting, bows and arrows, and swords.
		While early weapons were made of stone and copper, New Kingdom ones were made of bronze.
		Ancient Egypt is owned and maintained by ScribeBack to the top.
	www.fantasyscribe.com /egypt/weapons-armour.html (379 words)

	Ancient Weapons
		These were essential weapons for the Highlanders and almost all of them would have what was called a broadsword - a one-handed sword with a basket hilt - that's a metal guard around the handle which protects the hand.
		Four to six inches in length, this close-quarter knife was for use when no other weapons were to hand and it is believed that it became more commonly used in the late 18th century between 1746 and 1782 when the Hanoverian Government banned weapons throughout Scotland.
		After the raising of the proscription (the ban) on weapons and Highland Dress, the sghian dubh came out of hiding as it were and was then worn mainly in the stocking, right or left side, depending on the individual's preference.
	www.tartansauthority.com /Web/Site/Highland_Dress/Weaponry.asp (2127 words)

	Ancient weapons in modern setting - RPGnet Forums
		The problem I have with ancient weapons in modern settings is that apart from daggers, pretty much all ancient weapons are...
		Through various Re-enactment (blunt steel weapons) and Live RolePlay (latex weapons) requirements, I have hauled a fair variety of ancient weapons, swords, axes, claymores, even a couple of halberds, through city streets.
		Of course, back when these weapons were cutting-edge (so to speak), there were two kinds of people: those who could afford a sword (or were afforded the duty of bearing one), and those who couldn't.
	forum.rpg.net /showthread.php?t=50438 (1248 words)

	Ancient Arms Manufacturer,Medieval Arms Manufacturers,Ancient Medieval Arms Manufacturer,Medieval Ancient Arms ...
		Wholesale exporters and manufacturers of ancient weapons and replica weapons including antique swords, medieval armor, pipe tomahawks, medieval chain mails, throwing axe, sword blades, prisoner handcuffs, khukuri shield, gurkha knife and round whips.
		Engaged in supplying replicas of medieval weapons, medieval swords, medieval body armors, medieval armor suit for knight, round chain mail armors, medieval sheilds, khukuri knife and historical daggers made of steel and brass.
		Wholesale suppliers and manufacturers of ancient weapons and replica weapons including antique swords, medieval armor, pipe tomahawks, medieval chain mails, throwing axe, sword blades, prisoner handcuffs, khukuri shield, gurkha knife and round whips.
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	Ancient Egypt: Edged weapons
		Unlike the other arms used by the ancient Egyptians, swords were a direct consequence of the introduction of metal.
		During the New Kingdom it was often an auxiliary weapon of the charioteers, who were thus not left unarmed after spending all their arrows.
		The stabbing sword, though considerable skill was needed for its correct use, was a primitive form of the weapon; its thrusting properties were the result of its weakness and inadequacy, not a manifestation of skilful swordsmanship of a very sophisticated kind on the part of the men who used it.
	nefertiti.iwebland.com /weapons/edged_weapons.htm (1599 words)

	Amazon.ca: Ancient Weapons in Britain: Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		A minute examination of the earliest edged weapons that survive from the Bronze and Iron Ages is followed by an analysis of the simple Roman sword and javelin that were wielded so successfully by the highly disciplined and well-trained Roman army.
		Later weapons, produced by the Anglo- Saxon and Norman armorers in the centuries before the Norman conquest, are assessed and placed in the long sequence of weapons' evolution that can be traced back into prehistory.
		Logan Thompson's Ancient Weapons in Britain is the culmination of many years of intense research into early arms, armour and warfare.
	www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/1844151506 (470 words)

	Ancient Weapons Bronze Age Daggers and Swords (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The skills and abilities of the ancient metallurgist and craftsman speaks volumes about the level of trade in metals and the metallurgical abilities shown in their individual cultures.
		The Mesopotamian fable of the "The Epic of Gilgamesh" suggests that this universal travel via seafaring happened as early as the 25th century BCE at least the epic story is the first literature dedicated to the accounts of the earliest seafaring explorers.
		Their weapons of choice are slings, bow and arrows and swords, while they have costumed the horses to look like the sacred Ibex.
	www.artsales.com /ARTistory/Ancient_Ships/Ancient_Weapons_Bronze_Age_Daggers_and_Swords.html (1310 words)

	Projectile Type Weapons of Ancient Egypt
		Projectile weapons were used by the ancient Egyptian army, as well as other period military, as standoff weapons, usually used in order to soften up the enemy prior to an infantry assault.
		The bow and arrow as one of ancient Egypt's most crucial weapons, used from Predynastic times through the end of the Pharaonic period, and of course, much later into the Christian and archaic Islamic periods.
		A difficult weapon to use successfully, it demanded strength, dexterity and years of practice and the experienced soldier chose his weapon with care.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/projectileweapons.htm (1510 words)

	Egyptian Weapons and Warfare (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		The weapons before the Hyksos came consisted of short spears, weak wooden bows with sharpened wood arrows, and bull-hide shields like a rectangle rounded at the top.
		The Egyptians main revolution in weapons and warfare was from the Old Kingdom to the Middle Kingdom.
		They had changed their weapons and warfare from a mild, peaceful people to a great army.
	www.up140.jacksn.k12.il.us /Egypt99/Sullivan/weapons.htm (888 words)

	Learning a NewLanguage - Ancient Greek Weapons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-21)
		Ancient Greek Weapons with and the Importance of Armor
		Ancient Greek weapons were of great significance to the Greek citizens, as many wars were fought.
		Ancient Greek weapons were used in many of the battles between neighboring cities...
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	INDONESIAN ANTIQUE - Weapons of Java
		The Mpu were very honoured in the ancient times and people believe them to have supernatural power and can make a weapon to have magical effects.
		The weapons are made of layers upon layers of different kinds of metal (iron and steel).
		While weapons from Majapahit are valued for its age, those from Mataram kingdom are also valuable because of the quality of the process and the art design.
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	Pa-Kua
		As an integral part of Pakua, the study of ancient weapons is critical to martial art development.
		In ancient times the traditional weapons were used for self defense.
		The discipline of mind and body acquired during the study of any of these weapons from the past, is an invaluable tool for us today.
	www.pakua.com /pk_weapons.htm (184 words)

	UFO Article Ancient Nuclear Weapons? Another Aspect Of The Ancient Indian Astronaut Connection By Colin Mulligan
		It is in ancient Indian epic poems such as such The Mahabarata and The Ramayana that we can read what appear to be references to an otherwise relatively primitive people having the capacity to wield highly destructive nuclear weapons.
		The argument still stubbornly remains as to whether such ancient writings are actually based in fact or simply meant to be interpreted symbolically.
		All of which means, of course, that the highly contestable question of whether the ancient Indians were really given such awesome nuclear weapons by spacemen, ancient astronauts from other planets, must remain so.
	www.thelosthaven.co.uk /AncientNuclear.html (1284 words)

	Ancient Atom Bombs?
		One of the key tenets of the modern ancient astronaut craze is the belief that ancient scriptures are the literal testament of what has gone before.
		Never mind that Lemuria was a 19th century fiction designed to explain the appearance of lemurs in both India and Madagascar in the years before plate tectonics showed that the animals walked from one to the other when both were linked.
		Childress also makes this claim: "Probably the most famous of all ancient 'nuke 'em' stories is the well-known biblical tale of Sodom and Gomorrah." Childress apparently does not think it is that well-known, for he then quotes it in full.
	jcolavito.tripod.com /lostcivilizations/id9.html (1832 words)

	NEXUS: Ancient Atomic Warfare? - Part 1/2
		One early theory was that these forts are located on ancient volcanoes (or the remains of them) and that the people used molten stone ejected from eruptions to build their settlements.
		While ancient astronaut theorists may believe that extraterrestrials with their atomic weapons vitrified these walls, it seems more likely that they are the result of a man-made apocalypse of a chemical nature.
		Sprague de Camp mentions in his book, The Ancient Engineers,13 that at some point it was found that petroleum, which seeps out of the ground in Iraq and elsewhere, made an ideal base for incendiary mixtures because it could be squirted from syringes of the sort then used in fighting fires.
	www.nexusmagazine.com /articles/ancatomicwar1.html (6889 words)

	Edged, Close Combat Weapons
		As a practical weapon, it was the battle axe that eventually replaced the mace as one of the Egyptian military's primary close combat weapons.
		Daggers were used as a weapon from the very earliest periods of Egyptian history, though like the battle axe, initially they were one and the same as knives used for non-military work.
		This weapon first seems to have appeared at the beginning of the New Kingdom and gradually developed into a weapon resembling a short sword.
	www.touregypt.net /featurestories/edgedweapons.htm (1300 words)

	Medieval Weapons Wholesale,Ancient Weapons Wholesale,Medieval Weapons Supplier,Ancient Weapons Supplier,India
		Axes are one of the oldest weapons, a status symbol and are simply great collector pieces.
		Tomahawk is a light axe earlier used as a tool or weapon and decorative enough to embellish your place.
		The harshest of all weapons, they mark the animal nature of the humans.
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	Sword Forum International - Dr. Yang Jwing Ming's book on the ancient weapons of China
		This book is definately focused on weapons used in martial arts practice rather than an historical treatment of combat weapons.
		Scott Rodell, a dealer in antique Chinese arms and armor and handler of over two thousand weapons, will be the first person on this forum to say that real weapons of any era were not as heavy as people think.
		Examples of these weapons are not available by leaps and bounds, so examining them is nearly impossible.
	forums.swordforum.com /showthread.php?s=&threadid=26260 (1188 words)

	BudoSeek! Martial Arts Community - Ancient Chinese Weapons
		Ryan I see that you are a wing chun student and the two main chinese weapons I only know in wing chun are the butterfly swords and the dragon pole.
		Entire books are dedicated to the study of one weapon, or at least one type of weapon.
		In a study that was conducted (don’t have my paper in front of me.so the numbers are pure memory) an expert marksman fired an early U.S. Civil War barrel load rifle at a 55 gallon barrel and could only hit it 20% of the time from 50 yards.
	www.budoseek.net /vbulletin/showthread.php?p=148297#post148297 (1246 words)

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