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101Pole weapon — A selection of polearms, mostly halberds A pole weapon or polearm is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is placed on the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user s effective range. Spears …
102Flail (weapon) — This article is about the weapon. For other uses, see Flail (disambiguation). A typical European military flail, derived from the agricultural tool The flail is a hand weapon derived from the agricultural tool. The handle is attached to the… …
103Hunting weapon — Hunting weapons are weapons designed or used primarily for hunting game animals for food or sport, as distinct from defensive weapons or weapons used primarily in warfare. CharacteristicsSince human beings are lacking in the natural weapons… …
104The Cane as a Weapon — is a book by Andrew Chase Cunningham presenting a concise system of self defense making use of a walking stick or umbrella. It was first published in 1912 in the United States of America.Cunningham was a civil engineer attached to the United… …
105Pike (weapon) — A pike is a pole weapon, a very long thrusting spear used two handed and used extensively by infantry both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a counter measure against cavalry assaults. Unlike many similar weapons, the pike is not intended …
106Power ring (weapon) — This article is about the Green Lantern Corps weapon. For the comic book characters, see Power Ring (character). A power ring is a weapon in the DC Universe, most notably used by the Green Lantern Corps. These rings are considered to be the most… …
107chemical weapon — Introduction any of several chemical compounds, usually toxic agents, that are intended to kill, injure, or incapacitate enemy personnel. In modern warfare, chemical weapons were first used in World War I (1914–18), during which gas warfare …
108Black Hand (comics) — Superherobox| caption= Art By Ethan Van Sciver comic color=background:#8080ff character name=Black Hand real name=William Hand publisher=DC Comics debut= Green Lantern (2nd series) #29 (June 1964) creators=John Broome, Gil Kane alliance… …
109Order of the Occult Hand — The Order of the Occult Hand is a whimsical secret society of American journalists who have been able to slip the meaningless and telltale phrase It was as if an occult hand had… in print as a sort of a game and inside joke. Contents 1 History 2… …
110Less-lethal weapon — Less lethal weapons, less than lethal weapons, non lethal weapons, non deadly weapons, or, more recently, compliance weapons are weapons intended to be unlikely to kill or to cause great bodily injury to a living target. In the past, police (or… …
