Ancient weapons

• Mêlée (the specific definition, not the rough one that includes polearms)
  • Axe
    • Masakari
    • Sagaris
    • Tomahawk
  • Cestus
  • Club
  • Eku
  • Gun (staff) (not the projectile weapon)
  • Knife
  • Kukri
  • Mace
  • Mere
  • Meteor hammer
  • Pugio
  • Katar
  • Sappara
  • Sword
  • Surujin
• Polearms
  • Falx
  • Hasta
  • Javelin (also ranged)
    • Soliferrum (ditto)
  • Lathi (in a sense; it IS a pole)
  • Pike
  • Rhomphaia
  • Staff (in same way as Lathi)
  • Spear
  • Tepoztopilli
  • Trident (used solely by gladiators)
• Ranged
  • Atlatl
  • Blowgun
  • Bolas
    • Ka-Lum-Ik-Toun
    • Qilumitautit
  • Boomerang
  • Bow
    • Crossbow
  • Chakram
  • Dart
    • Kestros
    • Plumbata
  • Gastraphetes
  • Knife (thrown)
  • Oxybeles
  • Sling
  • Throwing Axe (note: currently this link redirects you to a particular type)
  • Woomera
• Cavalry
  • Scythed chariot
• Static
  • Caltrops
• Siege
  • Ballista
  • Battering ram
  • Catapult
  • Catapulta
• Naval
  • Corvus
  • Greek fire

Click to see all eras. Mêlée generally refers to disorganized hand-to-hand combat involving a group of fighters. ... Axe The axe[1] is an ancient and ubiquitous tool that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood, harvest timber, as a weapon and a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Sagaris was the Greek name for a weapon used by Scythian tribes (Hdt. ... Tomahawk may refer to: The tomahawk, a type of axe made and used by Native Americans The BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile, built in the United States The Curtiss P-40 fighter aircraft Tomahawk, an alternative rock band fronted by Mike Patton Tomahawk, Wisconsin, a city and Tomahawk (town), Wisconsin... A cestus is an ancient battle glove. ... A club, cudgel, truncheon, night stick, or bludgeon is perhaps the simplest of all weapons. ... EKU may stand for: Eastern Kentucky University European Karate Union, now European Karate Federation (EKF) extended key usage There may be additional references to this abbreviation. ... Gun event at the 10th All China Games The Chinese word Gun (Chinese: ; pinyin: gùn) refers to a long Chinese staff weapon used in Chinese martial arts. ... A dagger (from Vulgar Latin: daca - a Dacian knife) is a double-edged knife used for stabbing, thrusting or as a secondary defense weapon in close combat. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ... Assorted maces For its symbolical derivative, see ceremonial mace. ... A mere is a Maori war club about 12 inches (30 cm) in length. ... The Meteor hammer originally developed as a hunting weapon in ancient times eventually became a useful weapon of war. ... Pugio reconstruction: a Roman soldier from AD 70 Pugio reconstruction: a Roman soldier AD 175 from a northern province A pugio is a small dagger used by Roman soldiers. ... Ornamented katar A katar, also known as a Bundi dagger, is a type of short punching sword used in India and the Indian Subcontinent for swift and quick attacks. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Swiss longsword, 15th or 16th century Look up Sword in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Surujin. ... A pole weapon or polearm is a close combat weapon with the main fighting part of the weapon placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood. ... A typical falx Falx is a latin word originally meaning sickle, but was later used to mean any of a number of tools that had a curved blade that was sharp on the inside edge such as a scythe. ... Hasta is a Latin word meaning spear. ... A Roman coin showing Antoninianus of Carinus holding pilum and globe. ... Soliferrum is the Roman name for a javelin or spear made entirely of iron. ... Lathi is an ancient armed martial art of India. ... A modern recreation of a mid-17th century company of pikemen. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... // A staff is a large, thick stick or stick-shaped object used to help with walking or as a status symbol or a weapon. ... Hunting spear and knife, from Mesa Verde National Park. ... The tepoztopilli was a common front-lines weapon of the aztec military. ... Trident, Burmese, 18th century A massive sculpture of Lord Shiva holding a trident (Trishula). ... These arrows score as an inner 10 (X), and a 9 Archery is the practice of using a bow to shoot arrows. ... An atlatl (from Nahuatl ahtlatl ; in English pronounced [1] or [2]) or spear-thrower is a tool that uses leverage to achieve greater velocity in spear-throwing, and includes a bearing surface which allows the user to temporarily store energy during the throw. ... A blowgun or blowpipe is a simple weapon consisting of a small tube for firing light projectiles, or darts. ... Gaucho Bolas Bolas (from Spanish bola, ball, also known as boleadoras) are a throwing weapon made of weights on the ends of interconnected cords, designed to capture animals by entangling their legs. ... A typical wooden returning boomerang A boomerang is a simple wooden implement used for various purposes. ... A bow is ancient weapon that shoots arrows powered by the elasticity of the bow. ... A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that fires projectiles. ... Sikhs with chakrams, inscribed Nihang Abchal Nagar (Nihangs from Hazur Sahib), 1844 The chakram is a throwing weapon that was used by the ancient Indians; it is a flat metal ring with a sharp outer edge from 5 to 12 inches in diameter. ... Darts are missile weapons, designed to fly such that a sharp, often weighted point will strike first. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Plumbatae or Mattiobarbuli were lead-weighted darts carried by ancient Roman infantry. ... The gastraphetes (Greek γαστραφέτης, lit. ... Knife throwing is an art, or variously an entertainment technique, involving an artist skilled in the art of throwing knives, the weapon(s) s/he is throwing, and a target. ... The Oxybeles (Οξυβόλος, literally bolt shooter) Category: ... Home-made sling. ... The Franks took their name from the axe that was their preferred weapon in ancient times. ... The woomera in this picture is the wooden object at left A woomera is an Australian Aboriginal spear-throwing device. ... Soldiers or warriors who fought mounted on horseback in combat are commonly known as cavalry (from French cavalerie). ... The scythed chariot was a modified war chariot invented by the Persian emperor Cyrus by at least 401 BC. A scythed chariot was simply a war chariot with a blade mounted on both ends of the axle. ... Caltrop with hollow spikes to puncture self-sealing rubber tires Contemporary caltrop improvised from large nails welded together. ... A siege is a military blockade and assault of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition. ... The ballista (Latin, from Greek ballistēs, from ballein to throw, plural ballistae) was a powerful ancient crossbow. ... Replica battering ram at Ch teau des Baux, France A battering ram is a weapon used from ancient times. ... This article is about the medieval siege weapon. ... A catapulta was an ancient military machine for throwing arrows and javelins, 12 or 15 feet long, at the enemy. ... A corvus (meaning raven in Latin) was a Roman military boarding device used in naval warfare during the First Punic War against Carthage. ... Greek fire was a burning-liquid weapon used by the Byzantine Empire, typically in naval battles to great effect as it could continue burning even on water. ... 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External links

• Ancient Persian swords
• Achaemenid Persian military system