Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHow effective were spears back in the day? Kind of seems flimsy with just a metal tip and a long body. Why not just target the the wooden part and it's done. How did they last so long?message-squaremessage-square19linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down18
arrow-up1-4arrow-down1message-squareHow effective were spears back in the day? Kind of seems flimsy with just a metal tip and a long body. Why not just target the the wooden part and it's done. How did they last so long?Don_Dickle@lemmy.worldM to AskHistorians@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square19linkfedilink
minus-squareryathal@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoKung fu movies aren’t real life. This is closer, and the sword loses a lot. You might dodge some thrusts, but out won’t be able to close and get an attack off most times. https://youtu.be/igaQww59NY0
Kung fu movies aren’t real life. This is closer, and the sword loses a lot. You might dodge some thrusts, but out won’t be able to close and get an attack off most times. https://youtu.be/igaQww59NY0