We’ve progressed from the Flint-Knapping process where the prehistorical man fashioned weapons out of stone. It’s ironic that as we have advanced and climbed the evolution ladder we have developed more new weapons just to harm fellow humans.
Here is a history of some strange weapons used in our times. I hope you will enjoy.
The Urumi
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Also known as “chuttuval,” which means “coiled sword,” this flexible weapon is used in the South Indian Martial Art of Kalaripayatt. The is flexible enough to be rolled up and stored when not used, or even worn as a belt and whipped out on demand.
The Tekko-kagi (“hand claws”)
Predating X-Men’s Wolverine by hundreds of years, ninjas would use the tekko-kagi claws to guard against sword attacks, allowing them to swipe and potentially knock the sword from an assailant’s hands.
The Kusari-gama
A combination sickle and mace, the Kusari-gama was used by traditional Japanese warriors, swinging the sickle at opponents to either slice them with the sharp blade or bludgeon them with the heavy iron weight attached by chain.
The Trebuchet
A much more powerful and accurate evolution of the medieval catapult, the trebuchet used counterweights to increase the velocity of the objects it hurled. It was used primarily by Christian and Muslim forces throughout the Mediterranean region during the 12th century.
The Paris Gun
The German military used its mammoth Paris Gun in 1918 to terrorize the French public during World War I. The Paris Gun had an approximately 92-foot-long barrel that could fire 210-pound shells and reach distances up to 75 miles away.
The Goliath
The Goliath Tank Buster was a remote controlled tank-shaped vehicle designed during the war by German scientists
Dolphins as Weapons
Dolphins have been used by the US military in various capacities for the past several decades, but the Navy has repeatedly denied rumors. There have been reports over the years of other military uses of dolphins.
Japanese Balloon Bombs
In late 1944, Japan sought to wreak devastation on American cities, but had no way to reach America via plane or boat without being shot down. So, it devised one of the strangest weapons to be deployed during World War II: the balloon bomb.
