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1. Millions of years ago, early man used a variety of simple weapons to hunt for food and to use as protection. Clubs and stone blades were used in those earliest days. Fire was used to forge wood and stone into sharp points to develop what primitive but deadly weapon?
2. This simple leather and cloth strap was an early attempt at ranged warfare. The idea was to use the weapon to lengthen a person's arm and generate more power by use of centrifugal force. Which weapon was it?
3. Ancient Romans excelled at close-range combat. One of the weapons used by Roman foot soldiers was this sword with two razor-sharp edges and tip. It could be used for thrusting or hacking. In Latin it's the word for sword. What is that word?
4. One of the last weapons used in India for mastering the art of kalaripayattu, a martial art, this weapon was actually two weapons in one: a straight razor-like blade combined with a bullwhip. By what name was it known?
5. Weaponry in warfare wasn't used entirely by men. There were the deadly lady ninjas. They specialized in use of poisons and shuriken, concealed swords. They also used a weapon attached to their fingers that acted like claws. The weapon was called what?
6. A certain style of fencing was a tradition in Ireland up until the 19th century. A club or cudgel was used and later fashioned into a walking stick for travelers. What was it called?
7. This stealth weapon, often used by off-duty police officers in Europe during the 16th and 17th centuries, looked innocent enough. In fact, it looked just like a simple cane or staff. It was actually quite deadly. What was the weapon of choice for off-duty police officers and even infantry?
8. This next weapon was one of the finest swords ever made. Used by Japanese warriors during the Sengoku period(mid-fifteenth to early seventeenth centuries)it was powerful enough to behead someone and still retain its edge. Name this mighty Japanese sword.
9. Used mainly in the American frontier during the 19th century, this particular knife was named for the American pioneer and soldier who used it to save his life in a duel. What is this knife called?
10. In the 1830s, a gunsmith named Henry Deringer invented his namesake, the der(r)inger pistol. In 1836 another man devised a firearm which was an improvement over the derringer, and which is regarded as being the first modern "revolver". Who is he?
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