Hurlbat

Hurlbat

A hurlbat or whirlbat is a ranged weapon consisting of an entirely metal throwing axe sharpened on every auxiliary end to a point or blade, practically guaranteeing some form of damage against its target. They were known to be popular in Europe from the mid-1400s to the mid-1600s. They were usually about six-mm-thick steel, which made them impressively light and easy to throw.

ee also

*Throwing axe
*Francisca
*Nzappa zap
*Tomahawk

External links

* [http://www.axtwerfen.de An informative page about axe throwing, by Norbert C. Maier]
* [http://library.thinkquest.org/CR0214640/hurlbat.html A picture of an actual size crescent hurlbat]


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