tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post447963983139885137..comments2024-03-27T07:41:27.083-07:00Comments on Great Ming Military: Bian Jian (鞭箭)春秋戰國http://www.blogger.com/profile/14961602507085597255noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-947144482031534312019-11-14T05:40:08.419-08:002019-11-14T05:40:08.419-08:00Well It's not exactly similar, but the Maratha...Well It's not exactly similar, but the Maratha's used something called the vitta, a corded lance. which is still a spear with a rope and you can throw it repeatedly (I would imagine that if you have a longer rope it can also be thrown with a speartrower, though retrieval might be less practical)Jugglejunkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08898934867779862200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-66051510288587332392019-02-13T07:34:19.268-08:002019-02-13T07:34:19.268-08:00Bian Jian also has the rope fixed on the spear thr...Bian Jian also has the rope fixed on the spear thrower, actually. 春秋戰國https://www.blogger.com/profile/14961602507085597255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-30249091016187449942019-02-13T06:32:16.049-08:002019-02-13T06:32:16.049-08:00Yep they were used in sport contest long after gu...Yep they were used in sport contest long after guns had took over. I think they can give some insight I do think they are still a different mechanics, as the kataha as the rope fixed on the spear thrower and not on the javelin. It's cool to see so many convergent development in different cultures. The GhostHerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301763913750538639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-67002016368146445192019-02-12T23:52:02.511-08:002019-02-12T23:52:02.511-08:00I Googled a bit. Do you mean the Kataha spear thro...I Googled a bit. Do you mean the Kataha spear thrower? They really do look alike.春秋戰國https://www.blogger.com/profile/14961602507085597255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-22530796417470642372019-02-12T23:00:59.853-08:002019-02-12T23:00:59.853-08:00Well I think it wouldn't be very difficult to ...Well I think it wouldn't be very difficult to do indeed. Maori actually used a similar weapon but small using a stick and a rope to throw a javelin. The GhostHerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301763913750538639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-26596367066263963482019-02-12T20:10:30.849-08:002019-02-12T20:10:30.849-08:00That's interesting. I'd definitely want to...That's interesting. I'd definitely want to know more about the Miao two-people javelin. <br />That aside I actually want to see people to test my proposed Bian Jian out to see if it actually works, since I am unable to do it myself.春秋戰國https://www.blogger.com/profile/14961602507085597255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1776482547357658591.post-45076435966677524522019-02-12T14:11:37.221-08:002019-02-12T14:11:37.221-08:00I wonder if this is the weapon mentioned by a Fren...I wonder if this is the weapon mentioned by a French author about the weapon among the Riou-koulé-miao (Miao à neuf queues) = nine-tailed miao. He states that they were very agitated and used "javelin that could only be thrown by two people ". It wouldn't really surprise me if it was the case, minorities in South China often used century old weapons The GhostHerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10301763913750538639noreply@blogger.com