Cosmoline
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It's odd to me that the oldest weapon of mankind is also the least appreciated these days. Consider the facts. The spear was in continuous, active use as the primary weapon for hunting and battle from the dawn of mankind right up into the 19th century, when calvary units continued to use them. Indeed most of the great war rifles of the 20th century were also formidible spears, and were used as such many times.
But now the spear is relegated to the museum--a relic with no apparent place in the world of practical self defense. Considering how long a track record the spear has, as well as its flexibility as a weapon, that seems odd. It's a weapon that allows the user to deliver an almost instantly fatal wound at a distance with nothing more than a shove. It can be thrown if balanced and has not only brought down all game on the planet, there's considerable evidence it drove scores of massive, dangerous animals into extinction from the cave bear to the wooly mammoth
So what current production, practical spears are out there? Do any martial arts still train people in the use of spears?
But now the spear is relegated to the museum--a relic with no apparent place in the world of practical self defense. Considering how long a track record the spear has, as well as its flexibility as a weapon, that seems odd. It's a weapon that allows the user to deliver an almost instantly fatal wound at a distance with nothing more than a shove. It can be thrown if balanced and has not only brought down all game on the planet, there's considerable evidence it drove scores of massive, dangerous animals into extinction from the cave bear to the wooly mammoth
So what current production, practical spears are out there? Do any martial arts still train people in the use of spears?