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 List of weapons - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
There are a bewildering array of weapons, far more than would be useful in list form.
List of individual weapons of the U.S. Armed Forces
List of weapons of the U.S. Marine Corps
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/List_of_weapons   (116 words)

  
 Weapons and international humanitarian law
Weapons which violate the "dictates of the public conscience" may also be prohibited on that basis alone.
Specific treaties prohibit or restrict the use of certain weapons such as biological, chemical, blinding laser or incendiary weapons or bullets which explode or flatten easily in the human body.
International humanitarian law concerns were central to the worldwide campaign to ban anti-personnel mines which culminated in 1997 in the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction (Ottawa treaty).
www.icrc.org /web/eng/siteeng0.nsf/iwpList2/Humanitarian_law:Weapons?OpenDocument   (889 words)

  
 Weapons and warfare in ancient Israel
Short-range weapons were used in hand-to-hand combat and included the sword or dagger and the spear.
Clearly weapons were in short supply, at least for the Israelites, an interpretation which is supported by the [above] lists of weapons mentioned in Judges.
This type of weapon would not have served Ehud’s need, since it could not easily have been concealed from the palace guards, nor could it be used to thrust or stab to death.
www.wcg.org /lit/bible/hist/weapons.htm   (2326 words)

  
 Martial Art Styles of the World ...
Many of these weapons are centuries old, but are still practiced today by various martial artists around the world.
Today the number and scope of Chinese weapons is truly mind-boggling; as well, the most colorful names in all martial arts nomenclature have been attached to them.
Weapons are then categorized in alphabetical order under the art in which they are practiced.
www.martialinfo.com /Styles/weapons_list.asp   (446 words)

  
 Modern Weapons Compendium
A list of ancient weapons can be found in the back of the Palladium Fantasy main book, or from the ancient weapon series published by Palladium Books, but the modern weapons that are commonly available on the planet are not the same as the ones on Earth.
Although the magical weapons built by Galbadia Garden are considered to be the new standard for the Galbadia military, there are too many troops and too little funding to equip every soldier with a magical weapon, so most soldiers are still using the a standard assault rifle.
A monster of a weapon, the Dragon Rifle is a recoilless rifle suited to being used against tanks and large monsters.
homepage.mac.com /cheethorne/ff8/modernweapons.htm   (1717 words)

  
 SportingNews.com - ancient warfare & weapons
With only ancient weapons available, military power would be strongly dependent on the size of the population.
Perhaps a way way to get to what you intend (I think) would be that not only do the weapons vanish, the very idea of modern weapons disappears in the sense that they were never invented, never existed, and could not now even be conceived despite the modern technology all around us.
What's stopping the use of construction blasting powder as a weapon, or our cars as steeds of war, the list is endless since most any modern technology can be turned into a weapon and is every day.
forums-beta.sportingnews.com /topic.php?p=872213   (2082 words)

  
 Ancient Chinese Weapons|Chinese Kung Fu Weapons|THE JADE ROAD LTD
Many of these weapon's shapes and functions were inspired by animals both mythological and real.
To define the multitude of different types of Chinese weapons through out the ages is impossible, so as to concise the categories18 kinds of weapons including long, short, very short, soft and projectiles are covered here.
A modern martial artist who would be proficient with all these types of ancient weapons would be called master of the "eighteen weapons martial techniques." The following list corresponds to a small sample of a variety of ancient weapons that are consistent with the 18 kinds of weapons currently practiced in modern material art.
www.thejaderoad.com /ancientweapons.html   (301 words)

  
 Aikido Weapons
Saito Sensei made the great contribution of organizing the Founder's weapons training practices into a systematic set of elements that could be preserved and passed on to future generations.
Rather, the weapons training, both solo and partner practices, are designed to help the student develop a strong sense of timing, spatial awareness, and connection with a partner; to learn to stay in sync with a partner, while the weapon becomes a natural extension of one's own body.
Unlike Iwama style weapons training, the close relationship of the body movements in both weapons practice and empty-handed aikido is not emphasized.
www.baymarinaikido.com /pages/weapons.html   (649 words)

  
 Amazon.de: Ancient Chinese Weapons, Second Edition: The Martial Arts Guide: English Books: Yang Jwing-Ming,Jwing-Ming ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Yang is one of the most respected and reliable sources of ancient Chinese historical research, and is one of the few people living in modern times to personally translate ancient Chinese documents himself in order to keep the wealth of Chinese history from fading.
The authors knowledge of weapons, and his historical research, or lack thereof, crosses the borders of absurdity.
He goes so far as to mention the weight of many bladed weapons as surpassing 75 to 95 pounds, and that is just the tip of the iceburg.
www.amazon.de /Ancient-Chinese-Weapons-Second-Martial/dp/1886969671   (591 words)

  
 Hellgate: London † Weapons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
As opposed to bullets, projectile weapons fire sharpened spikes made from Palladium that have been ionized with holy water.
Even more mundane weapons such as Flame Throwers use alchemical solutions – such as the long forgotten Greek Fire – as opposed to simple napalm.
Energy weapons use the works of Tesla as a basis from which to generate electrical charges, unleash streams of intensified light.
www.hellgatelondon.com /weapons/list/?id=5   (224 words)

  
 Rune Tips :: Ancient Magicks
Ancient Magicks is a branch of Magic that can be used once the Desert Treasure quest has been completed.
There are two types of Ancient Magicks spells, teleports and damage spells.
The Ancient Magicks spells are shown in your spell book instead of your normal spells.
www.tip.it /runescape/?page=ancient_magicks.htm   (751 words)

  
 Warhammer Historical Wargames
For those army lists that do not yet have their own supplement (and they will, in time), the lists are found in the reprinted WAB rulebook.
Combined Formations Where specified by the list, archers may be combined with other infantry to form a single regiment, with the archers making up the rear ranks of the unit and up to 50% of the total number of models in the unit.
Where specified by the list, crossbowmen may be combined with other infantry to form a single regiment, with the crossbowmen initially making up the front rank(s) of the unit.
www.warhammer-historical.com /ancientbattles/lists.asp   (1139 words)

  
 Types of Ancient Chinese Weapons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
During the 5000 year history of martial arts weapons, styles, shapes, materials and fabrication techniques have changed from one dynasty to the next.
To characterize this multitude of arms, 18 kinds of weapons including long, short, very short, soft and projectile have been chosen.
A martial artist proficient with all these types would be said to have mastered the "eighteen kinds of martial techniques." The following list corresponds to a small sample of a variety of weapons.
www.kienandokungfu.com /types_of_ancient_chinese_weapons.htm   (113 words)

  
 RomanArmy List Main Page
Each of the members of the list communicate with each other by subscribing to a mailing list that distributes their correspondence to all of the members.
Typical topics of correspondence are military battles, life in camp, material culture of the times, uniforms, equipment or weapons and just about anything else on subjects pertaining to the Roman Army or Roman life.
Topics specifically related to reenacting this impression are also welcome, as many of the list members are living historians of the period.
www.reenactor.net /Ancient/ra_list   (165 words)

  
 Chinese Weapons
The most popular chinese weapon was the staff, considered to be the king of all weapons.
This is also the weapon that almost all Chinese martial arts consider to be "The Father of all Weapons".
The origin of all weapons are as follows: The knife, the stick, the spear, the rope, and the hammer.
chinese-weapons.gungfu.com   (1429 words)

  
 Ancient Roman Weapons   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ancient Roman weapons manufacturers,ancient roman weapons exporters,ancient roman weapons suppliers,ancient roman weapons...
Ancient Roman marriage was often regarded more as a financial and political alliance than as a romantic association...
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 homepage\Africa
The ancient Egyptians thus had a natural fortress and were able to convert this isolation and protection into progress.
Northern Sudan was known as Kush by the ancient Egyptians and very early contact was made between the original Nubian inhabitants of Sudan and the Egyptians, owing mainly to sharing of the Nile River.
Arab-Mulsim conquest and rule in the 15th century brought political unity, economic wealth, and educational development to the urban areas of northern Sudan; Blacks in the southern section were carried off by Arabs to be sued as salves.
www.list.org /~mdoyle/Africa.html   (2658 words)

  
 Abolish nuclear weapons | Greenpeace International
Far from it: There are over 30,000 nuclear weapons in the world, with more than a thousand of them ready to launch at a moment's notice, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The prospects of a nuclear weapon actually being used are perhaps greater today than during the cold war.
George Bush's war on Weapons of Mass Descruction had its first concrete result when the number of countries in the world with declared nuclear weapons increased to 8 from 7, when North Korea announced that it had built "enough nuclear weapons to deter a US attack."
www.greenpeace.org /international/campaigns/abolish-nuclear-weapons   (775 words)

  
 Wushu Weapons
Imported from Hebei, China each weapon is crafted from traditional materials and hand made with local pride.
The weight of traditional Wushu weapons can be as much as five times heavier than these modern versions.
The ancient double axes are made of lightweight forge steel blade.
www.gungfu.com /cart-htm/weapons_chinese_weapons_wushu.htm   (643 words)

  
 Epirote List 1.0
Finally he tried to conquer the Pelopponese and Sparta, but was killed in street fighting in Argos, when elephants got stuck in the gates and blocked his assault, the locals recovered and an Argive woman felled him with a tile from a rooftop.
This list may be used to create an Epirote army for campaigns in the west vs. Romans or Carthaginians.
The list are split into two scenarios, Eastern (Greek and Macedonian campaigns), and Western (Italy and Sicily campaigns).
www.ancientbattles.com /WAB_Successors/EpiroteList.htm   (2196 words)

  
 weapons in ancient rome - 1st ancient   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ancient Rome, gladiator weapons, fighting techniques, and armour of...
This is a List of Ancient Rome-related topics, that aims to include aspects of both the Ancient Roman...
Weapons, Warfare and Wars "Barbarization" in the Late Roman Army Barbarization" in the Late Roman Army by Hugh Elton.
ancient.ewesvajd.info /dir34/weapons-in-ancient-rome.html   (473 words)

  
 9Dragons : The Weapons of 9 Dragons - 9Dragons for PC at MMORPG.COM
The weapons designs in the game are based on historical research, reflecting the martial arts armaments of the period.
The seven categories of weapons are as follows; Gloves and claws, staffs and staves, polearms, swords, sabres, axes and spears, and finally daggers and wheels.
Their motto is, “Sound Sword and Sharp mind.” Indeed, Swords are the most difficult weapons to master and the journey to sword master in the Wu-Tang is one of the longest in the game, but the greatest swordsmen have always come from their Clan.
mmorpg.com /gamelist.cfm/setview/features/loadFeature/725/gameID/235   (967 words)

  
 A Hotlist on World History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ancient History Source Book - Vaste number of resources on many ancient civilizations.
Ancient Roman Recipes - Only a few recipes, but they are mostly easier to do than at some of the other sites.
Ancient Roman Emperors - Nice short biographies on Roman Emperors -the good,the bad &the ugly.This is a good source for basic information for the leadership paper.
www.kn.pacbell.com /wired/fil/pages/listworldhimr.html   (2127 words)

  
 Book List - Weapons and Armour
Handsome study of the edged weapons and firearms used by the cavalry of the Kingdoms of Italy and Naples.
An illustrated history of the evolution of body armour from ancient Egypt to the dawn of the 21st century.
The main emphasis of the other articles is upon edged weapons and helmets of the ancients.
www.frojel.com /Documents/booklist/weapons_armour.html   (3596 words)

  
 homepage\geopolitical issues
No weapons of mass destruction have been found in Iraq and it is now becoming clear that Iraq did not have these weapons.
The ancient empire of Persia thus became the modern nation of Iran.
After American embassies were bombed in Kenya and Tanzania, the U.S. bombed Afghanistan with stated purpose of destroying terrorist training camps led by Osama Bin Laden and his Al-Qaeda organization that was believed to be responsible for the embassy bombings.
www.list.org /~mdoyle/issues.html   (11085 words)

  
 Covert Edged Weapons History
In my way of thinking, if you study what other people have done and what they were equipped with when they were dropped or otherwise infiltrated into hostile areas where capture meant torture and execution, then at least some of that must carry over to Self-defense on the street.
Not because I feel it cannot be "bettered" by modern edged weapons, but because it was the epitome of edged weapons then for the intended purpose.
Some of the best covert weapons were made by what is now one of the largest knife companies, Cold Steel, Inc. Lynn Thompson, the Owner of Cold Steel, had several edged weapons that were marketed as Self-defense Weapons, [12] and the thought that went into them was great.
www.donrearic.com /covertweapons.html   (2260 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Ancient Chinese Weapons, Second Edition: The Martial Arts Guide: Books: Yang Jwing-Ming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Ancient Chinese Weapons: A Martial Artist's Guide is an easy, "user friendly" reference guide enabling the student to locate any weapon within seconds.
Ancient Chinese Weapons will prove an invaluable, informative reference for students of the martial arts, Chinese studies, and Asian military histories.
The author also seems unaware that a weapon he calls the "Guandao" is never called that in classic military books; the proper term is "Yinyuedao" (reclining moon knife).
www.amazon.com /Ancient-Chinese-Weapons-Second-Martial/dp/1886969671   (1562 words)

  
 Ancient World Blog
As one can see from that list, in ancient times mankind's wonders of the world were confined to things that men built and constructed.
Indeed, the decipherment of ancient artefacts is an undertaking for which no degrees are granted and for which no discipline therefore has a right to claim non-existent expertise.
The Pleiades were important in ancient days not because they had any connection to the position of the Moon and the intercalation of months, but rather because the Pleiades began the moon stations at the Vernal Equinox in the era when the moon station system was created by ancient astronomers.
ancientworldblog.blogspot.com   (10531 words)

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