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| Drawing of a Tong Zi Jian (highlighted), from 'Wu Bei Zhi (《武備志》)'. |
16 October 2016
Tong Zi Jian (筒子箭)
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exotic weapon,
late Ming Dynasty,
likely never used,
throwing weapon,
weapon
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Tong Zi Jian (筒子箭)
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so this is the Chinese version of a hawaiiian sling? since its like a bow or atlatl
ReplyDeleteGood day and welcome to my blog.
DeleteI actually thought about its relation with atlatl, but I am honestly not sure if a atlatl-like device can launch so many darts at the same time, so I didn't make the comparison.