Traditional Culture Encyclopedia - Traditional festivals - The world's most powerful 8 cold weapons

The world's most powerful 8 cold weapons

The world's most lethal 8 cold weapons

Nowadays, technology is changing rapidly, a variety of weapons into high-tech can be said to be a murder weapon, but throughout the ages, cold weapons have its place, although some have been lost, but more still in the close-range fighting to play a unique role. Here's a list of the world's most lethal cold weapons.

8, Aztec obsidian saw sword

Length of about 1 meter, due to the Aztec civilization's iron smelting technology is backward, so the use of this will be polished and sharp obsidian slice inlaid in the wooden stick of the weapon, the same able to cause terrible damage. There are no authentic pieces left, and the last authentic piece was destroyed in a museum fire in 1884.

7, throwing flying axe

African Nubian ancient people Azande people's weapon is throwing with flying axe, length of more than 50 centimeters, through the protruding three edges to ensure that the maximum damage. The throwing axe was a valuable weapon at the time, and only professional warriors were entitled to possess it, making it a status symbol.

6, Indian fist sword / fist blade

Also a status symbol, usually very fine workmanship, shape is also varied. There is even a tradition of hunting tigers with a fist sword, because if you can kill a tiger with such a close-range weapon, it is undoubtedly a symbol of a true warrior. After the popularity of firearms, there were also fist blades that could fire a single bullet.

5, India round blade

The legendary Vishnu's weapon, later Sikh warriors often used. Sikh warriors usually carried the rounded blade on their arm, neck or turban. As a throwing weapon, the rounded blade had the advantage of being easily used on horseback or elephant back.

4. Indian Whip Blades

Looking disorganized, these sharp steel strips, usually rolled up and thrown out as long swords, are the "ultimate weapon" in the traditional martial arts of Kerala, South India. There are still performances of both sides fighting with whip blades and small shields to demonstrate the skill of both sides.

3, Zhuge Liang crossbow

China's Three Kingdoms period of Shu Zhuge Liang production, also known as Yuanrong crossbow, can fire ten arrows at a time, firepower is very strong, mainly used for the defense of the city and camp plug. Later generations improved it, making it a fifty-arrow crossbow with greater power, but because it was complicated to produce and the arrows used had to be specially made, the production was low and later lost.

2, blood drops

Legendary murder weapon, rumored to be able to take people's heads through the air. What is the real blood droplets who do not know, we can only see some traces in the movie and television works. National Geographic's a program about ancient Chinese weapons, the blood drop in the first place in the murder weapon! It is enough to see the ferocity of the blood droplet!

1, Chinese Type 56 Military Spikes

Built from forged alloy steel, the hardness of the steel is above 60HRC. The blade is angular, with blood grooves on three sides. The whole knife after heat treatment, the hardness is extremely high, can penetrate the ordinary anti-stabbing suit. Arsenic is added to the heat treatment of the knife body, and the wound will be difficult to heal once it pierces the human skin. The knife has a ring and base, and can be used on Type 56 semi-automatic rifles and 56-1 and 56-2 fully automatic rifles. The blade is de-glossed, grayish-white, non-reflective, and can easily pierce the chest of two adults. Internationally certified as the most poisonous bayonet, it has been banned and is only used for ceremonial performances.