African and Tribal Weaponry....
Posted by Eric Draven on Sunday, October 23, 2011
Hi Everyone. Tis' I...Eric Draven, Weapon-smith blogger...and
Weapon-smith. Today we are gonna speak about African and Tribal
weaponry. You have likely seen some of these knives and edged weapons used
and tested on Deadliest Warrior, (which I personally think is an "OK"
show...at times, but the format, testing procedures, and weaponry need work...the
weapons could be made better, the 'experts' are lacking occasionally, etc.)
on the movie 'Prince of Persia: Sands of Time', and of course online. On
D.W. they did testing with the historic weapons of Shaka Zulu & his Zulu warriors, and they tested the weaponry of the Zande Warriors as well. In Price of
Persia, there was an African Gentleman named 'Seso' I believe, who was from a tribe called the
NgBaka...which is/was a real tribe. The various blades and throwing
knives the NgBaka character used in the move were fairly historically accurate from what info I can find online, which
was a surprise. Most of the time, movies take ALOT of "Creative License" with history and accuracy (and physics...Hahahaha!).
Below you see an example of one of the knives the NgBaka Character 'Seso' carried. I believe these were known as 'Bird Knives' cause the Head of the blade kinda looked like a birds head.
Seso also carried numerous other knives, one of which resembles the knife below. I have heard these called 'Hunga Munga', African Throwing Knives, and a couple other things. in the Zande Warrior episode of Deadliest Warrior they tested a Throwing Knife like this.
Below you will see a large display of African Knives, I'm not sure where it is located though. But I really do like the display. You see NUMEROUS types and style of blades and such. The one thing I have always loved about African weaponry is the unique look and style of them. You can only imagine the damage they could do if used properly.
Anyways, I hope you liked this post. If you want to see more of these types of arms, let me know. I have large databases of all types of weaponry from all around the world. Until next time....
Below you see an example of one of the knives the NgBaka Character 'Seso' carried. I believe these were known as 'Bird Knives' cause the Head of the blade kinda looked like a birds head.
Seso also carried numerous other knives, one of which resembles the knife below. I have heard these called 'Hunga Munga', African Throwing Knives, and a couple other things. in the Zande Warrior episode of Deadliest Warrior they tested a Throwing Knife like this.
Below you will see a large display of African Knives, I'm not sure where it is located though. But I really do like the display. You see NUMEROUS types and style of blades and such. The one thing I have always loved about African weaponry is the unique look and style of them. You can only imagine the damage they could do if used properly.
Anyways, I hope you liked this post. If you want to see more of these types of arms, let me know. I have large databases of all types of weaponry from all around the world. Until next time....
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I'm just a Weapon Smith. I love all types and kinds of Arms, and I dont limit myself to any one style or genre. I believe, to be a true "Tactician" in this day & age with all the Arts and all the various Styles and Types of weapons out there... you absolutely MUST study with as, handle, and use as many as you can. ====>>>
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