Moro weapons...

Ian · 9th April 2005, 11:07 PM

If we look at Plate 4 of Krieger (elsewhere on this site), there are several Moro arrows similar to the "small spears" shown on the web site cited above. Krieger's plates do contain errors, however, so the examples in his Plate 4 may have been mislabeled by the Smithsonian.

Ian

VANDOO · 10th April 2005, 05:34 AM

I HAVE READ IN SEVERAL ACCOUNTS OF THROWING WEAPONS REFERED TO AS DARTS THAT WERE THROWN IN BATTLES AND AMBUSH "UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE OR WHEN"

. PERHAPS THAT IS WHAT THESE TWO SHORT SPEARS ARE, IT MIGNT BE POSSIBLE TO THROW A HANDFUL AT ONCE BY HOLDING THEM BY THE END AND SLINGING THEM IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FOE OR PERHAPS MORE ACCURATELY ONE AT A TIME.

9th April 2005, 11:07 PM	#1
Ian Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Aussie Bush Posts: 4,399	If we look at Plate 4 of Krieger (elsewhere on this site), there are several Moro arrows similar to the "small spears" shown on the web site cited above. Krieger's plates do contain errors, however, so the examples in his Plate 4 may have been mislabeled by the Smithsonian. Ian

10th April 2005, 05:34 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAVE READ IN SEVERAL ACCOUNTS OF THROWING WEAPONS REFERED TO AS DARTS THAT WERE THROWN IN BATTLES AND AMBUSH "UNFORTUNATELY I CAN'T REMEMBER WHERE OR WHEN" . PERHAPS THAT IS WHAT THESE TWO SHORT SPEARS ARE, IT MIGNT BE POSSIBLE TO THROW A HANDFUL AT ONCE BY HOLDING THEM BY THE END AND SLINGING THEM IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FOE OR PERHAPS MORE ACCURATELY ONE AT A TIME.