Overview

A thrown rock, when aimed at another person is a weapon. A shooting Lizards Toung is most certainly a weapon or tool of survival. The concept of a projectile as a weapon predates human written history. It is therefore unsurprising that there is an array of projectile, shot and thrown weapons that we have developed. The most popular is probably the Bow and Arrow. But there are many more that have come to prominence and are popular.

Almost anything that can be lifted can be thrown. So most anything can belong in this group, as with many of the other groups. This group deals explicitly with weapons that are weapons that would normally not be used any other way except to be Thrown, Blown or Shot.

Bow & Arrow Crossbow Back Cross Bow Fly Whisk Flying Dart Flying Fork Flying Locust Stone Flying Knife Flying Weight Meteor Hammer Dart Knife Rope Javelin Rope Sling Shot Sling Shot Mother Sun Cross Darts Sleeve Arrow Blow Dart Flying Sting Brass Chopsticks Iron Mandarin Duck Blum Flower Needles		Gong Jian Lu Bei Nu or Hua Zhuang Gong Fei Mao Dan Fei Biao Fei Cha Fei Huang Shi Fei Dao Shuang Tao Fei Chui Liu Xing Chui Biao Dao Sen Biao Dang Gong Mu-Zi Shi Zi Biao Xiu Jian Fei Ci Tong Zhu Tie Yuan Yang Mei Hua Zhen	Most weapons can be thrown, but some are made specifically for this task!

Whistling Fire Arrows
We have all seen Fire Arrows in films and such. Often they are used as part of the attack to set fires in the attackers position. But did you know that there are Whistling Fire Arrows? The first record of fire arrows comes from the Three Kingdoms (220-265). The Wei general Chi Shao used fire arrows against Zhuge Liang and in attacking Chen Cang's observation ladder. That unusual sounding weapon, the whistling arrow, was a source of pride because of its unfading place in the pages of Chinese military history and China's foreign wars.

A whistling arrow was a signal arrow. Below the whistle mechanism there are sometimes forward-pointing iron prongs, designed to carry cotton or a coil of cord impregnated with oil . The battlefield situation calls for a concentration of fire and it is especially difficult to allow the troops to see the angle and target of fire in the confused conditions of battle. But using fire and whistling sounds these factors become easier to judge. Especially at the onset of battle, with the initial charge, the whistling arrow indicated the direction of the attack and the whistling arrow was a natural tool in the hands of the battle commanders. (sourced from Whistling Arrows and Arrow Whistles)

Blow-Gun
When we were exploring Africa's Jungles, the Blow Gun was very effectively used by natives. The Indian tribes inhabiting the region between the Amazon and Orinoco were exceptionally efficient with their Blow Guns. Using poison tipped darts, they hunted for their food this way. But they are not the only ones, the Dyaks of Borneo and the Choctaws and Cherokees of the lower Mississippi were also Blow Gun Users. Not that common in China, Blow Gun's were used by the Dark Brotherhood (that weren't really that Brotherly). Easy to hide around the body, a Blow Gun was not recognised by the General Populous.

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