TOP 15 MOST Effective Ancient Weapons

[@jeffburnham6611]

The fact that this list includes things like shuriken and flaming arrows is reason enough to discredit its credibility.

[@willharryman1815]

I was thinking this

[@coolbeanzbeef]

Same with the flail. We only know about it from late medieval replicas but have no actual evidence of it being used in warfare.

[@Chriscovelli1]

If you made a video with more facts, and actual historical documentation, then you'd still be incorrect probably because history itself is determined by the victors and people who had access to said information throughout the ages. Besides that, the information we've seen and read throughout our lives can quite easily be false or just made up. We weren't around to verify the truthfulness so who to say what's real? Mankind is full of lies.

[@n0aimassistx221]

I laughed when he mentioned the shuriken

[@brucehamm2072]

This is basically a list of most effective because i think it looks cool

[@danielleriley2796]

Most used and useful weapon… The Spear. Everyone used them right up until they got called a bayonet.

[@peterraab5920]

No the bayonets was detachable and was actually more kind of sort of like a dagger or knife. The spear is fantastic don't get me wrong. I believe swords originated from pretty much daggers or Long Knives.

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

The Romans loved the spear. They developed 3 main types : the 9-15' long longspear, useful against calvary as well as foot soldiers. 5-7' Phillium, a light javelin throwing spear with a long metal shaft & small barbed head for encumbering & disabling shields. The 5-6'6" short spear had a much heavier shaft and spearhead that could be used as a staff for blocking or bludgeoning as well.

[@danielleriley2796]

@@peterraab5920 a spear is a point at the end of a long thing. So a 3 foot rifle with a 1 foot bayonet attached is now a spear, a long pointy thing. The long thing can change and the point can be anything from nothing but the point on the stick or stone or metal. You even hold it and use it the same way as a 6 or 7 foot spear.

[@peterraab5920]

@@danielleriley2796 I thought that a band that was a blade that could be removed had a secondary purpose. I was under the impression that a spear was a solid fixed blade a top a stick

[@sandrafrancisco]

@@peterraab5920 bayonets were definitely meant for making a musket into a spear.

[@ThatsMrPencilneck2U]

The shuriken, urumi, and bagh nakh did not spread or ever reinvented, because they never were terribly effective. Now, the Japanese Ninja used their own version of the bagh nakh, mainly because it was useful for climbing. An ordinary skinning knife makes for a much more effective weapon.

[@mailais3403]

This is more of a cool weapon list than it's actually effective... the lis t is all over the place

[@lancerevell5979]

Agreed. Interesting weapons, not always "effective" in the larger sense.

[@Jangocat]

Yep, the effectiveness of the Shuriken is comic book stuff.

[@satyrosphilbrucato9140]

That whole "clergy were not allowed to draw blood" thing is a legacy of the wargame origins of Dungeons & Dragons. so far as I'm aware, it has no historical foundation.

[@molybdaen11]

Right, for the crusades the soldiers even recieved a special blessing which „allowed” them to kill without sin.

[@sameerthakur720]

My Top ancient weapons: 1. Stick/club 2. Spear 3. Bow and Arrows 4. Halberd/ Pole axe 5. Axe 6. Straight sword 7. Forward curved sword 8. Sabre 9.Shield 10. Dagger But the Stick is the greatest weapon because most other s are basically some form of stick. Spear : Pointy stick Sword: sharp stick with a handle Bow and arrow: Curved stick shooting pointy sticks Assault rifle: Big stick shooting lots of tiny metal sticks ICBM: A flying stick that goes "BOOM" and kills a lot of people.

[@madhavmandava]

I love how this simplicity of a spear was ignored for so long but not here that it's results cannot be ignored

[@martinmullender-taeter5163]

it wasnt, thats why everyone on the planet used them ... just saying

[@madhavmandava]

@@martinmullender-taeter5163 my mistake in this .....i ment how media ignored spears more swords......

[@martinmullender-taeter5163]

@@madhavmandava yeah that's true, they act like a swarm of cavalry and melee charging into a spear wall is ok ... truth is, I'm pretty ballsy, but I'm not running or charging into a wall of pikes unless they break. To be frank, that's the beauty of the spear, easy learning curve and you don't have to be monster strong to use it

[@madhavmandava]

@@martinmullender-taeter5163 yup....though granted some swords were big yes...swords are popular yes....but they were expensive....spears still have reach.....and like u said.... simplicity.....in real fights.....you want simplicity not complexity

[@martinmullender-taeter5163]

@@madhavmandava spot on, many people dont realise that war was about convenience and the ease of using weapons, you cant give someone a few months worth of iron or steel and expect them to use it to a good effect, im glad we see eye to eye on this brother, as to the big swords against spear, oh boyyyyy ... thats another topic, what the linebreakers did ... thats some big cohones fighting

[@leeblount7046]

When they showed the throwing star and the whip sword I knew this was a waste of time.

[@kiwiwarlord8152]

fire arrows are a myth

[@wolfthorn1]

Shuriken very unlikely to be deadly. A distraction at best.

[@malignustotalis331]

Yup, mainly a distraction since is not big enough.

[@warbossgrotsmasha23]

what if they were coated in deadly poison? then only a scratch would be necessary to kill

[@martinmullender-taeter5163]

@@warbossgrotsmasha23 then id use a bow or blowdart, only a idiot chooses short distance, also if you win the fight, you would need to walk over that poison tipped shuriken strewn field, without breaking formation, and before you tell me that its good for assassination and that type of BS, just use a bow, knife, dart, even a sword.... dont be stupid

[@warbossgrotsmasha23]

@@martinmullender-taeter5163 i never said it was good for assassination, lol i've seen people being hit in the eye with the thing and survived to tell the tale, i was thinking since its a throwable weapon wouldn't it be more effective if it were coated in some kind of venom/poison to cripple the enemy or even outright kill him if it pierces the skin?

[@martinmullender-taeter5163]

@@warbossgrotsmasha23 never said that you said that brother, im just pointing out its a stupid idea for a weapon in general, poisons were always expensive and coating this useless spiky point would be more bother than worth, if you needed to hold down a position then poisoned caltrops would do more than shuriken stars that are more expensive and less effective also you are right, it would help to coat them in poison but, why bother when you can use double the damage and use a bow, dart, javelin instead, its metal after all, and making stars out of it was at the bottom of the priority list

[@dianamitchell4214]

Great! Thanks for the upload!

[@grammybear4226]

🐼 Big Panda Bear Hugs from a 68 yr old grandma in Texas, USA 🐼 ❤

[@sethkaicer319]

I pray you never get run over by a reindeer.

[@corey8420]

That sounds like. Nightmare in my world

[@toasteddingus6925]

Most useful.... The Knife.... People just put it on stick and called it a spear, or made em longer and called it a sword

[@MildarValsik]

Yes i can agree Most of it is well placed. However I can't forget the rock or stone. Strangely it keep going as a weapin until something replaced it. The rock started it all. The bow wouldn't have been a thing if it wasn't for the sling. The knife, spear, the club. All from the idea of throwing a rock. Later used in castle warfare as a cheap to drop in on enemies at a double gate set up. Even with bows for arrow heads. It just shouldn't be forgotten. Yes I heard it mentioned. Also early fire arms could use rocks if metal ammunition wasn't used. The blunderbuss was famous because you could stuff and pack anything in it to fire.

[@toasteddingus6925]

I read an account of a fort defending against pirates and basically the only things the garrison had were old cannons and old blunderbusses and a severe lack of actual lead and other cheap metal balls for ammo, so the villagers used an axe and a mallet to crush up and break cheap cutlery and metal bowls and other non essential metal tools and mixed those with gravel and stuffed them into small cloth sacks to pack into the blunderbusses and cannon ..... Essentially they shot small rocks and broken cutlery at the pirates ahahaha

[@martinmullender-taeter5163]

ill be honest, the moment when you start a video by saying the SHURIKEN is one of the most effective ancient weapons, then you have no clue what you are talking about

[@amaterasu1322]

😂😂😂😂 ong

[@grantharriman284]

Common misconception more blades/points DOES NOT equal more deadly. Pretty much the exact opposite in fact.

[@othelloperrello6604]

Seriously, shuriken? Drop that and also tgat whole section on flaming arrows. Where is the sling? It should be in that #2 slot. Because it was the ancient artillery and, contrary to your claims in the fire-arrow section, the sling was the first incendiary and explosive ranged weapon, at least as effective as lighting arrows, which belongs in the longbow section.

[@baddog9320]

Yes I very much agree. The sling should have been on here. problem is They are very hard to master. They are very hard to use in woods. And people often underestimate them because they are using too small if a bullet. A ordinary Sheppard sling needs at least a one ounce to a one pound bullet. a pole sling that goes up. and then you have the trebuchet. which really is a large pole sling. plus as you said fire bullets.

[@malcolmclancytv2262]

Is the clergy using maces because they don't draw blood really a thing? I feel like you could make someone bleed with a mace pretty easily unless they were a fully armored knight...

[@sadstrangelittleman0]

How about we call this odd weapons. Not effective weapons... Wait... Finally got to the top six... Getting better. Ooh... And we got a foam LARP battle-axe... And a d&dism... Clerics use bludgeoning weapons... Total BS.. FLAMING ARROWS?? WTF? no... Just no... The spear... Yeah... I dig it...

[@חפרקריסטל]

@@sadstrangelittleman0 that is exactly what was going in my head when I saw the video.

[@satyrosphilbrucato9140]

>Is the clergy using maces because they don't draw blood really a thing? Nope. That's a Gygaxism with no relationship to actual history.

[@roadkillanonymous4807]

Most ancient of all…the rock. Throwing rocks has got to be the first weapon we came up with besides hitting things with a stick. Then you get slings and sling shots and such later….

[@baddog9320]

Slings yes. But very few sling shot are lethal.. And sling shots are not ancient.

[@dovahbear0]

@@baddog9320 very true, and slings can easily pass over the lethal 130J of energy needed to kill someone. It's really a shame that midea has relegate it to nothing and only effective for "plot"

[@johnm2636]

Most of this list is complete bunk. Shuriken? Not used often and highly INeffective. The Bagh nakh causes more harm to its wielder than the superficial wounds it is able to inflict on an opponent. The only amazing part of that think is when a person manages to us one and not hurt themselves. I have seen "masters" that have used it for years rairly manage to come out of a Kata with out a wound from their own weapon. Most of this list is made of weapons that were only used for a limited time and in VERY specific circumstances. Like the Roman Scissor. NEVER SEEN out side the arena and rarely there. Dont know where they were getting the information on most of this stuff but they DID NOT do their research on what Effective Means.

[@SuperKamiGuruu]

them ancient sun lazers

[@mikespeedyfpv321]

Epic

[@rustysreality1091]

Maybe 15 most exotic weapons. Not only were half of these ineffective., but many historical texts show quite a few of these were never even used in combat. This was not a well researched video. But credit where credit is due. At least you got the Spear right.

[@JoeHawkTv]

I could tell this list wasn’t valid the moment he said that gladiators killed eachother.

[@erikjrn4080]

Well, they did, just usually not. Highly skilled slaves were expensive, so fights to the death were usually avoided. However, they did happen. Poorly trained gladiators, with little potential for improvement, could be sacrificed, either against each other, or against more skilled gladiators. Wealthy patrons could even afford fights to the death between well trained and skilled gladiators. Finally, of course, when people play with toys like that, accidents will happen. We know that gladiators were often and severely injured, because they received frequent, extensive, and excellent medical care (for that period). Believing that gladiator fights were always to the death, is a common misconception. Believing that they were never to the death is an increasingly common misconception. The truth is somewhere between.

[@Fanimik]

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[@DragNetJoe]

These are interesting weapons, but a lot of them were far from the "most" effective. Shuriken, zhua, urumi, bagh nakh are novelty weapons and don't deserve to be on the list, particularly considering you don't have the gladius, or any swords for that matter.

[@uzlyam]

"shuriken is one of the most effective weapons in the history"... wtf? (:o[

[@bartangel4867]

Good video but morning star was a type of mace not a flail. and flail originally was quite different than the flail we associate with medieval times. although it is possible that flails shown here did exist we don't know that for sure. we do know that they did exist but we are not sure if they were actual weapons or ceremonial objects that were made in renascence or late medieval period as a romantic weapon rather than an actual one. the flail that we know was used as a weapon was a type of polearm and while similar in the fact that it had head and a chain it was a little bit different than what is usually presented as medieval flail. but I agree spear deserves the #1 spot.

[@ediblemussel532]

Let's not forget the fact that even if the flail was used as a weapon, it was a rather poor one.

[@bartangel4867]

@@ediblemussel532 if you mean flail of the type that is shown in this video it would have lots of power although probably less than morning star and it would be short range and dangerous to others around you as well so you couldn't really use it in a formation. the actual flail was also difficult to use in formation but despite being longer it was less unpredictable. and it could go around shields and because it was really a polearm is had a long range so under certain circumstances it could be quite effective. but that is not the flail we are talking about here. so for the most part i agree.

[@ediblemussel532]

@@bartangel4867 right, don't get me wrong the war flail is cool.

[@lancerevell5979]

I cannot agree with "effective" with the first several weapons, as far as actual warfare. Many are more assassination weapons, or defensive in nature. Some are too limited and little known. Basically, I consider the truly "effective weapons" on this list beginning with the Kopesh.

[@troylevi9654]

Guns are older then most think. So so much older. You can see then carved into stone walls in India.

[@LordOfSweden]

The real list (is depending on what you use them for) 1. Spear - Pointy stick go swoosh, it has reach and is cheap 2. Dane axe - It's an axe. Everyone has one. It hurts to get hit in the head or anywhere. 3. Sword - Fancy wep for fancypants to showoff 4. Anytype of club (warhammer, mace, club) - Grug goes *thump*. Also good vs heavy armor. 5. Sabre - It's like the Sword, but for cavalary 6. Halbard - The new improved Dane-Axe/spear combination for badassses 7. The Crossbow - Suddenly peasants can kill knights

[@hoanhac6407]

I love the claws

[@delstanley1349]

4:50 Ancient? Freddie Krueger carried that nightmare of a thing up and down Elm St.!

[@grantharriman284]

Really? Throwing stars get a spot? They are super short range and need to hit an exposed vital spot to do anything of value. They are a distraction/nuisance tactic, not a kill threat. Certainly unpleasant and painful, but not gonna end the fight.

[@drhkleinert8241]

Not painful when they hit your thick jacket

[@marcuscarberry218]

I'm surprised Vlad the impaler Sword wasn't in this list. Almost on par with the Katana

[@stephanossigma3459]

BTW where is the sling?????

[@AngloSaxon1]

I have got to say that I disagree with some of this video, the Shurikan, and the Urumi, are not weapons that were widely used because they weren’t as useful as many traditional weapons, the Morningstar is still debated wether it was a real weapon. I have been training in martial arts that concentrate on weapons for 40 years, I know that isn’t as long as a lot of people have trained for, but it is enough experience to see the truth.

[@swordplay50]

Stopped after they called a shuriken a 'Deadly' Weapon and said it was used by samurai. Wrong on both parts :( They were used as a distraction more then a deadly weapon.

[@drhkleinert8241]

In germany these shuriken /Shaken are forbidden by law because they are sooo dangerous...haha. No joke.

[@roberturlaub8526]

@@drhkleinert8241 wir rennen heut zu tage au nimma in rüstungen durch die gegend xD n shuriken im halsbereich kann tatsächlich schnell tödlich enden... das gilt aber auch fürn schraubenzieher, n stift, n angeschliffenes lineal wenn dir im unterricht wieder langweilig ist. denke wir sollten alles verbieten und aus deutschland entfernen was irgendwie tödlich sein könnte. oder die komplett geistig minderbemittelten regeln ma lockern weils wahrlich kein sinn ergibt was hier teilweise als gesetz gilt

[@danielleriley2796]

Yeah what a load of shit. I wouldn’t call these weapons effective but rather obscure shit that’s been dragged up and was in limited use in one country for a short period of time.

[@sethkaicer319]

Chris Kane instructed me on the art of ninjutsu.

[@corey8420]

I'm sure you are a highly effective warrior..how much full cantat sparing have you done?

[@alundavies8402]

@@corey8420 how many straighteners have any of you experts had?

[@HaydenD1776]

hi

[@MLG85]

I love how most of the examples of ppl using the weapons are of just random idiots from KZbin hahaha 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

[@alanmountain5804]

Number 1. The Composite Bow Number 2. The Gladius

[@andrewdoyle3328]

Crossbow mass shots un like bowmen didn't take years of training it took 5 mins, pilum,the roman shield trumped the spartan,the mongol bow so many more that should have been in the list

[@rtoguidver3651]

I'll stick w/ my 70lb Longbow, rapid fire deadly and silent..

[@jbstepchild]

most of these weapons came from farming in some way or form so that they wouldn't draw attention to the rulers guards

[@sandrafrancisco]

not just that, but more importantly wars were generally fought with peasant armies and those peasants had to supply their own weapons. so they brought what they had at the farm.

[@talexander7217]

Tell me you don't know about the ancient period without telling me you don't know...

[@ReasonAboveEverything]

Those swords have nothing to do with the whip sword and the upper one is bronze age Celtic sword few thousand kilometers away from India.

[@petertyson4022]

Honoured mention. The knife , probably one of the 1st weapons to be used. From there you get the spear, the arrow tip, the sword.., the sling, to bow. the the wooden club. ✌👾

[@tldr7730]

Don´t forget the rock! Wooden stick, bone club.... Stuff lying around....

[@deweyblanton6722]

#13 reminded me of my momma with a belt!😳

[@jdee8407]

So where is gladius and the pilum? The Romans pretty much conquered the know world at the time. So I think it would make those weapons pretty effective. And Pilum is not a spear like mentioned here, it was a weighted javelin. Also pike is different from a spear, Alexander conquered using pikes. A weapons impact on history is what makes it effective. Some weapons mentioned in the video had very little impact on history which would make the not so effective.

[@drhkleinert8241]

And, effective against what? Man vs Man, ok, lets say a sword. Fight a bear with a sword, good luck. Alexanders troops uses 5 meter long and thick lance against Elephants, an lance like this isnt that good against a man. A knife is really good in a bar fight but not on a battlefield. Every weapon has its own reason. The Roman Legionaers had different weapons to carry, the pilum wasnt for to sting many enemys, the spit was createt to break and stuck in shield and make the other guy problems. An axe is cool in a big brawl but not against spears...

[@thecelticwolf8642]

I love the War Hammer

[@nathanmar658]

weren't shurikens a ninjitsu thing and not samurai?

[@floz336]

Technically yes. But evidence suggests that most Shinobi were from the Samurai class.

[@shamusmcreary9748]

No mention of Mongols bows used on horseback?

[@danielleriley2796]

Effective! Beyond effective, they were unbelievably accurate and had arrows that whistled to pass long distance communications instantly. As I said elsewhere, these are not effective weapons at all but just obscure shit. The spear (pointy stick) was probably the first weapon after the rock and has been in use with every fighting force and still is to this day but as the bayonet. I don’t know if it made the list as I gave up after the shitty claws. A whole entire weapon just to grab a shield what a load of shit.

[@shamusmcreary9748]

@@danielleriley2796 was the blitzkrieg at the time, could fire arrows further than any other military (for lack of better words) forcing the enemy to move forward/attack where the Mongolians would retreat, being faster then any other race on horseback the opposition would have no chance to catch them, wait for the opposing army to pull back just for the Mongolians to do it all again, almost overthrew the Roman Empire, yet no mention? 🤦

[@danielleriley2796]

@@shamusmcreary9748 overwhelming accurate mobile firepower can’t be beaten, not even today. But that silly flappy steel strip got a mention.

[@MildarValsik]

Good point. But any and all bows is widely viewed as ant kind.

[@drhkleinert8241]

Another fact is: Most effective weapons needs lots of training or lots of strength. Just try to fight with a real 8 kg war hammer or a real sword. If you dont use it for many years you cant do many moves. In Pula Croatia i met many real Gladiators and, boy, their shields, helmets and weapons are REAL heavy and big, bec they use real but not deadly iron weapons serious. Just only because you can swing these Escrima sticks please dont believe that you can use REAL metal weapons...

[@mikesands4681]

Most of these are exotic and rarely seen or used, likely too niche and ineffective

[@mikereilly7629]

I love my Zulu knobkerrie and spear called the Iklawa. I used to be accurate as hell with a bola,,a three cord throwing weapon designed to bring down prey by entanglement of legs.cant ignore the humble blowgun

[@martinmullender-taeter5163]

and the net, the net was way more used, and thats because you dont have to have great skill with using them

[@fredricclack7137]

👁️ 👍 Short Spear! ☯️

[@hruaiah2720]

Hi

[@ΑνίκητοςΓιαννούδης]

Does that mean that prehistoric people managed to create the best ancient weapon???

[@tldr7730]

Also... the effectiveness is very different depending on the situation and the enemy. Duels? Skirmish? massive battle is large groups? Horses, footsoldiers, closed ranks or loose formation? Well, I should remember, that this Top-X channel is not about history.

[@Sajasta]

Is this just me, or this guy sounds like the guy that usually voiced simple history yt?

[@ManMilff]

Using a device for guarding to take enemies off guard when you hit them with a Spartan shield lol

[@CollinRezac]

I thought the rock slin aka the sheperds sling would be on here.

[@007wetz]

I'll keep my boom stick.

[@molybdaen11]

How about a sling? They are cheap, light and small, csn be hidden and you find Munition everywhere. Also the projectiles were bigger then arrows and even hurt armored soldiers. The Roman army war famous for every soldier having a sling for example.

[@birdman1843]

Thank god for gun powder and steel

[@SunSheepOfLight]

What about The Halberd?

[@kaamoshaamu]

Basically variant of the war hammer introduced here.

[@SunSheepOfLight]

@@kaamoshaamu Before Gunpowder The Halberd was pretty much the best Weapon available.

[@roberturlaub8526]

well he called an rabenschnabel an warhammer so i guess the halberd is also a warhammer.

[@SunSheepOfLight]

@@roberturlaub8526 Well… Sure.

[@GM-os6fo]

Composite bow is the best

[@StarOasis26]

I'll take a War Hammer

[@heinrichmuller7974]

if i had to choose a weapon off this list i'd go wth the war hammer, one with the spike, pick and hammer as the head and with a longer handle. personally i think a weapons "effectiveness" is tied to its ease of use, and some of these would require a bit skill to handle effectively.

[@tonylam9548]

I still prefer an AK 47 and a 357 magnum wheel gun. Defeat all armor.

[@davidstewart5811]

I have never seen the Roman scissor before.

[@roberturlaub8526]

well then i can recommend the little game we who are about to die on steam. the guy who made this game did sniff out some rather unusual gladiator weapons wich include this one. the weapon sucks in this game most likely like the real one sucked balls in the arena (no range at all with that shit) but atleast it is there

[@joeyvanhaperen7715]

Wauw you litterly know nothing about history do you? Most effectif weapons in history: Mace, axe, sword, spear, poolarms, shield, bow, crossbow, and gun. There is a reason these weapons have versions across country's and history.

[@חפרקריסטל]

Agree, but you forgot the sling

[@joeyvanhaperen7715]

@@חפרקריסטל well here is the thing the sling was stopped being used in war rather quickly incomparesen to the once above.

[@חפרקריסטל]

I don't know exactly why people stop using sling, I heard theories, but I hoped it undisputed that the sling was commonly used in the classical era, before that and was as good as bows if not better. All I wanted is to mentioned it, this ranged wespon don't gass as much attention as it deserves.

[@joeyvanhaperen7715]

@@חפרקריסטל I will agree with you on that one it was a extreemly powerfull and effectif weapon before armor became more serieus, but once iron or even steel helemets became a thing it simply couldn't keep up anymore. It remained a powerfull hunting weapon well into the middel ages though.

[@חפרקריסטל]

@@joeyvanhaperen7715 really? I didn't know it was used in the middle ages, I never heard it mentioned after the classical period. It seems odd to me that the sling fell out of favor, I would argue the sling is more effective against heavy armor because it didn't really on pierce the armor, kind like hammares and maces which were better against armor than swords or even axes. But maybe I mistaken.

[@guzelataroach4450]

spear and mace

[@longsword1969]

Spears were used because they were cheap not necessarily the most effective you can get three or four spearheads out of the same amount of metal of anything else .

[@roberturlaub8526]

i think the reach and the point that your enemy wont do much anylonger if you stab him with the pointy end of the spear makes it quite effective. even if your enemy breaks it. getting smacked on the head with an big ol stick still hurts alot and it is awsome against the medival tanks. if the knight in shining armour comes to steal you gf just poke his horse in the chest. the horse will fall over and die wich is sad but he will fall aswell and most likely get hurt badly. once hes on the ground with maybe some brocken bones or maybe even stuck under his dead horse u have all time you need to finish the job. sure u can do the same with other weapons but as you said its quite ceap to make so even a farmer boy could get his grubby little filthy goblinhands on it

[@patrickbalayong4396]

Top 15 most effective ancient weapons.. Meanwhile 8:09 the long bow was a significant weopon during the medieval times 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@adamhyland4449]

I am on board with the spear but not cause of his reasons. it was the peasants weapon. find a stick, plenty around, Sharpen a stick and anyone can weild it to great effect. costs very little, put the pointy end in the direction of the enemy, doesn't take much more than that. ye untrained people probably don't stand a chance alone but a wall of peasants with sharpened sticks can inflict a lot of damage

[@daltonpitman6195]

This guy must read on google for a hour about this cuz its so much misinformation on these vids

[@joshuatrammell3266]

Spartan shield? Oh you mean all the Greek city states.

[@Maiskuccio]

Where is katana, halberd and zweyhander( I probably pronounced wrong)?

[@paulozaurusrex2719]

It is sad that you did such a bad job on actually researching the use of those weapons. Like almost all of these explainations are just straight up dumb and most of the weapons were effective because of totally different aspects that you did not even mention

[@WestbrickFansGotNoBrains]

where's recurve/composite bow? they were small enough to use on horse back, easier to draw that even woman can use. plus they pack a punch.

[@TheHigherVoltage]

No slings???

[@lukasmakarios4998]

These are "weird" weapons, not "most effective" weapons.

[@colincampbell4261]

No slings?

[@alexanderhay-whitton4993]

Interesting. There aren't any ancient weapons here.

[@grantharriman284]

The religious law thing about maces not drawing blood has no basis in actual history. It originated in DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS. Check sources. Your grade school librarian would be crying if they saw this.

[@davidpowell6098]

Please stop calling it "Longbow". this is wrong ,it was, and is properly called "War bow" The different types of bow had their own names.

[@patrickstewart3446]

Flaming arrows at #2? Really? Watch movies a little too much? I’d toss that off the list along with shuriken and toss crossbows and slings onto the list.

[@luckyluke4525]

WTF? A shuriken is deadly? Yea, a ladder can also be deadly if you fall down from it. The chance to kill someone with a shurikan is 0,0000001% I would guess. So probably not one of the 15 MOST effective weapons. It´s more likely to kill someone by throwing a stone at him.

[@robertwilliamson922]

Where is the sling?

[@Not-Impressed..1821]

Bs. The most effective weapons are the ones that were used the most.

[@michaelhband]

👍👍👍

[@dirkwolf9463]

Morning stars were popular for use in the press, and on both sides of battlements, allowing strikes from awkward angles to get around shields or walls.

[@martinmullender-taeter5163]

no, they were just blunt weapons with spikes that helped the carnage... against armor ...... in a a press.... a dagger, cudgel, shortsword would see you better off, not to mention a shield

[@ediblemussel532]

For the most part the list was fair enough, but it really did not start of good. Weapons like the shuriken and urumi, flail, etc might have been unique and interesting, but they were far from effective. I would rather have gone to battle or a duel with a simple stick than an urumi or a flail. God forbid.

[@alundavies8402]

In a duel you and your opponent are armed with the same things so it might be best to have to use the hammer as long as it weighs 30 pounds being as how nobody halfway normal can really do much harm to each other with such a heavy weapon and honour restored but without the shattered jaw which as I have had a shattered jaw as a cowards gift I know that it is better not to have one ha ha I say gift because a man takes no weapon in a straightener unless he is going to be able to fight you after that unmanly doing now he is mine and I make him feel upset bless him

[@ediblemussel532]

@@alundavies8402 well, in a duel, you and your opponent may very well wield different weapons. You can argue it may be more honourable, but it isn't a prerequisite to having a duel. Regardless, no hammer or other weapon would weigh 30 pounds. That would be too unwieldy for a tool and especially a weapon. The heaviest I've heard of was about 22 pounds. Even if a hammer weighed 30 pounds, you should still be able to threaten others with it, though not nearly as easily. Also... what?

[@toyfoxy-rq4ee]

Bra were de crossbow 😬

[@חפרקריסטל]

What is meant when refering to 'effective' weapon - it's damage potential, it's range, self defense, carry or ease of use? All this video did is present it's a weapon and say it was effective weapon. when in actuality there is no master weapon above all it all about circumstances, you wouldn't want to use a spear in close combat. With that said, the spear definently deserve the top, I agree, but many I would disagree they even worthy of considoration - for example: flame arrows were actually rarly used exept in sieges, it is well known that movies over estimate it effectiveness. Another example is the throwing star, tiger claw and the loose blade (I don't remember their names) were easily stop by even thic level of cloth, so I don't think they were effective battlefield weapon. Last point for now - the hoplone (that the name of the hoplite shield that was used by many across the Mediterranean, not only sparta) was effective, but more as a shield than a weapon in any level and if this list include shield, they must be in the top, because shield was vital to almost any ancient warrior.

[@alamhuang1324]

too bad that the roman sissor never were use in a battle

[@johnvanlindingham9490]

did not believe carbon steel was available then Greek fire must have been impressive fire arrows wher available before you mentioned s spear is a sharpened. stick witch we learned to make harder by burning

[@Занарод-ж9й]

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