10 Most Powerful Ancient Weapons.
Number 10.
Shuriken is a tiny weapon originated from Japan, which was majorly used as a hidden
dagger.
Also recognized as "throwing stars", the Shuriken tactical were included in the martial arts
in many famous schools of Japan and China.
The edges were made sharp enough for producing hidden cuts on the opponent's body.
Additionally, they were even soaked in poison and trap the victim by stamping on it.
Other method was to apply dagger in muddy area with application of animal feces to allow
the formation of dangerous bacterial infections.
This could fall the victim to incurable infections.
Number 9.
Although sometimes called a sickle-sword, the ancient Egyptian khopesh was more of a
cross between a sword and a battle ax.
During earlier Egyptian times, the mace represented ruling power, but the khopesh's deadliness
on the battlefield eventually made it the preferred status symbol of Egypt's elite.
The khopesh was usually cast out of a single piece of bronze and could be quite heavy.
The blade had a curve, like a sickle, though only the outside edge was sharpened.
Much like the battle ax, the khopesh could be used as a hacking weapon, though its shape
also made it efficient at slashing.
The inner part of the curve was equally functional and could trap an arm or yank away an opponent's
shield.
Some had small snares for that very purpose.
Number 8.
Unlike the khopesh, the shotel was a true sickle-sword once used in ancient Ethiopia.
Its shape made it extremely difficult to block with another sword or even a shield.
The shotel would just curve around it to puncture the defender.
Despite that and its vicious appearance, it was almost universally considered useless.
Fighting with a shotel proved quite difficult.
Because of the shape of the blade, even drawing it from its scabbard was somewhat awkward.
Scabbards stretched a foot longer than the swords themselves and were worn pointing behind
the owner, which meant drawing it with the blade facing the correct way required a large
bend of the wrist.
Number 7.
As the name says, the Wave-bladed sword is in the form of blade, which happened to be
a ruthless tool of ancient times.
The Wave-bladed sword was also recognized as "flame-bladed sword".
Additionally, the weapon was not just designed to resemble as a flame, but also for a specific
reason in combating.
It produces a weird vibration while combating with the opponent that help the swordsmen
in powerful combating.
Number 6.
Fakirs, ancient Muslim and Hindu ascetics and mendicants, were not permitted to carry
weapons, so they had to improvise to protect themselves.
They created the madu, which was apparently not an official a weapon.
Madu was originally made from two Indian antelope horns connected perpendicularly by a crossbar.
With the horn tips at opposite ends, the madu, or "Fakir's horns," was excellent for stabbing,
though the fakirs considered it to be primarily for defense.
The style of fighting with the madu is still practiced today.
Called maan kombu, it is a part of the larger art of silambam: an ancient, weapons-based
Indian martial art.
Maan kombu (deer horns) is named after the weapon's material, as fakirs and silambam
artists eventually began using other kinds of animal horns.
The art form is dying, however, as current laws prohibit the use of deer or antelope
horns.
Number 5.
The samurai of India, Rajput lived a lifestyle dedicated to fighting and honor, using weapons
like the doubled-bladed haladie knife to cut down their enemies.
Haladie had two double-edged blades connected to the ends of a single handle.
It was believed to be a thrusting weapon, although the slightly curved blade could just
as easily be used for slashes and parries.
Some types of haladie had a metal band similar to knuckledusters covering one side of the
handle, where yet another spike or blade could be attached.
Number 4.
Katar was a masterpiece of push dagger.
The weapon emphasized an H-shaped handle with a sharp projection at the front.
As the weapon was mounted on the fore portion of the knuckle, it was used as a single-shot
assassination tool.
This weapon was created in the 14th century and came from the Vijayanagara Empire.
Basically, in southern parts of India, the Katar was used as main part in the Indian
martial arts.
Number 3.
Kakute were spiked rings used in ancient Japan.
Though a similar weapon called the "shobo" was made of wood, kakute were usually iron
and had from one to three spikes.
A user would generally wear either one or two rings, one for his middle or index finger
and another on his thumb.
The spikes were usually turned inward and applied to pressure points by gripping limbs
or even the neck, which wound stun an opponent and cause a nasty puncture wound.
Number 2.
Bagh Nakh, also recognized as "vagh nakhya" was an incredibly dangerous tool to mount
on the knuckles.
Originated from India, the weapon was first used by the emperor Shivaji to defeate Afzal
Khan of Bijapur.
This ancient weapon was a masterpiece for silent assassinations when poisoned.
The name emphasized tiger claw in Indian language, which happens to be the most powerful hand-tool
right from the ancient days.
Number 1.
Urumi is considered as the most powerful ancient weapons of all time.
The weapon also stands as the most difficult of all the weapons to master.
The reason being that the weapon was made of a flexible iron and brass mixture.
About 4-5 feet in length, Urumi was constructed with multiple blades mounted on a single handle.
The flexibility could cause damage and harm the owner itself if not handled correctly.
Just imagine, if the weapon could still strike and hit at you despite having a shield put
henceforth.
Furthermore, mastering was terribly difficult, but the weapon could go unconditional if one
mastered it.
Combatting in battlefield was somewhat tricky, but it was basically made for one-to-one combating.