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The morning star first came into widespread use around the beginning of the fourteenth century, particularly in Germany where it was known as Morgenstern. [1] The term is often confused with the military flail (fléau d'armes in French and Kriegsflegel in German), which typically consists of a wooden shaft joined by a length of chain to one or more iron-shod wooden bars.
The totokia was called the "pineapple club" because of the spiked ball behind the weapon's beak. [3] The name is a misnomer; the shape actually is modeled after that of the fruit of the pandanus. [2] [3] The spike ("beak") and head of the weapon were used to puncture the skull of the enemy and crush the head. [3] [2] In addition to its ...
In China, a very similar weapon to the long-handled peasant flail is known as the two-section staff, and Korea has a weapon called a pyeongon. [19] [20] [21] In Japan, there is also a version of the smaller ball-on-a-chain flail called a chigiriki. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the long-handled flail is found in use in India.
The kanabō (金砕棒, kanasaibō) (literally "metal stick" or "metal club") is a spiked or studded two-handed war club used in feudal Japan by samurai. Other related weapons of this type are the nyoibō, konsaibō, [1] [2] tetsubō (鉄棒), and ararebō. [3]
The modern name "caltrop" is derived from the Old English calcatrippe (heel-trap), [6] [7] such as in the French usage chausse-trape (shoe-trap). The Latin word tribulus originally referred to this and provides part of the modern scientific name of a plant commonly called the caltrop, Tribulus terrestris, whose spiked seed cases resemble caltrops and can injure feet and puncture bicycle tires.
The tree produces spiky green fruits about the size of a golf ball, which turn brown and drop off the tree over an extended period beginning in fall and continuing over the winter.
The entries are grouped according to their uses, with rough classes set aside for very similar weapons. Some weapons may fit more than one category (e.g. the spear may be used either as a polearm or as a projectile), and the earliest gunpowder weapons which fit within the period are also included.
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