As we all know, in addition to ancient India, to say that the most strange shape of the weapon is the african ancient period of cold weapons, and it is very strange that most of the weapons they create are not used for war, and the more strange the appearance, the more valuable, which makes many military fans who like cold weapons wonder, can this still make a fortune? And in history is indeed so, in the African region, here the strange shape of the weapon people love, daily life drop a handful may cause crazy robbery, so far today with you to see the African 3 classics with representative, strange structure, brain hole famous cold weapons.
1. Square-headed machete: This cold weapon was very popular in 1890-1950 in the Congo and other regions of Africa. The hilt of this knife is a wood product, the body of the knife is iron, and the sheath is made of bronze, and it can be said that it is very rare to use three materials on a cold weapon. In terms of appearance, the weapon is very similar to our common kitchen knife, and the chopping performance is very good. The knife was usually mostly civilian and later circulated into currency, but so far, due to its age, the weapon has been rare in the world, and was once exhibited in 2013 at the Museum of the King of Nanyue in Guangzhou.
2. Symmetrical disc knife: The appearance of the cold weapon can be said to be very bloated, and the overall shape is like an apple. The weapon was popular between 1810 and 1860 and was most commonly used among some of the Engus and Dejing tribes. And the weapon in the killing power is relatively weak, because it does not have any blade, so the blade is very blunt, the beating effect is not bad, the bronze material of the whole body buried its power, it is rumored that its birth is mainly related to the tribal sacrifice ceremony, is a gift to the gods, generally not used for battlefield combat to kill the enemy.
3. Broad-bladed short sword: In addition to the handle of the short sword, the sword body is like a huge insole, the appearance is very strange, and there are 12 small holes designed on it, which can be said to be very image. In ancient Africa, the 14th century was still a cold weapon to kill the enemy, but because of its unique shape and sparse production, it gradually became a currency circulating in the market, because the metal material of its whole body was relatively expensive in the African tribal period, and it was very cost-effective to exchange it for goods. According to records, such a short sword can marry at least 10 wives, which shows how valuable it is.
In Africa, due to the backwardness of copper smelting technology, the metal items in the area were very expensive and rare at that time, so the weapons made of copper and iron naturally became the currency for the people's daily life to exchange goods and buy goods. At that time, an African warrior was very status and status, after all, he had a valuable cold weapon in his hand, which was quite respected and admired by the people.