Antique spring assist/gravity wrist daggers

Atlantia · 25th November 2009, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by josh stout

I once asked Scott Rodell about the brass spring loaded wrist darts from China that one occasionally sees on eBay, and he said that, while he was skeptical about the ones for sale, they were based on a real weapon. Chinese throwing knives, needles etc. are pretty rare, though they are well documented in martial arts styles and period novels. The wrist dart holders look like brass tubes around eight inches long and shoot needles like short fat knitting needles. The dart is spring loaded. There is a groove going around near the tip of the dart and this slots into a small release mechanism that can be depressed with a finger.

I can't think of any similar arrangement where a fixed blade sprang out like that. There were double and single knives or even small maces that were traditionally hidden up a sleeve, but nothing fixed. The Chinese like to be able to spin their knives around.
Josh

Ah I like it! Never seen one before, interesting 'dinky toy firing missile' principal of manufacture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYOlI...eature=related

Might be fun to make one.........

fearn · 26th November 2009, 05:36 AM

And, of course, the Turkana didn't wear sleeves over these.

Atlantia · 29th November 2009, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by fearn

And, of course, the Turkana didn't wear sleeves over these.

LOL, true enough!

josh stout · 29th November 2009, 09:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Atlantia

Ah I like it! Never seen one before, interesting 'dinky toy firing missile' principal of manufacture.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hYOlI...eature=related

Might be fun to make one.........

Wow, you found one. That looks pretty typical of the ones I have seen pictures of. I wonder how old it is? I see things that make me think it has some age, and things like the slot cut into the side that look recent.

Notice how thick the spring seems. It looks like it had some power.
Josh

Atlantia · 29th November 2009, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by josh stout

Wow, you found one. That looks pretty typical of the ones I have seen pictures of. I wonder how old it is? I see things that make me think it has some age, and things like the slot cut into the side that look recent.

Notice how thick the spring seems. It looks like it had some power.
Josh

The spring looks like its out of a cheap chinese air-gun. I think it would be fairly easy to make something along these lines.
Be fun to try!

ariel · 30th November 2009, 08:31 AM

Aren't they against the law?

Rick · 30th November 2009, 11:04 PM

Very .

ericlaude · 31st January 2010, 12:53 AM

Hello, just for show you the chinese sleeve dart.
First, the spring tube mounted as a gun, and the original spring tube with its dart.

Atlantia · 31st January 2010, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ericlaude

Hello, just for show you the chinese sleeve dart.
First, the spring tube mounted as a gun, and the original spring tube with its dart.

OMG that is beautiful!
Is it yours Ericlaude?
Can you tell me anything more about it?

Wow, I really want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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ericlaude Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 187	sleeve dart Hello, just for show you the chinese sleeve dart. First, the spring tube mounted as a gun, and the original spring tube with its dart. Attached Images Last edited by ericlaude; 31st January 2010 at 03:02 PM.

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