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Atlatl
22 April 2013, 20:54, (This post was last modified: 22 April 2013, 20:57 by Tartar Horde.)
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RE: Atlatl
Here is an old video showing Aborigine using Atlatl (woomera) hunting Kangaroo.
DO NOT WATCH IF OFFENDED BY SCENES OF ANIMAL HUNTING!!!!
THIS IS A REAL LIFE DEMONSTRATION OF THE POWER THESE WEAPONS POSSESS.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wwNbwPVFkSc
(22 April 2013, 20:51)BDG Wrote: Really surprised that more people do not mention or make Dutch Arrows. Been making these since I was really young, every so often I will make one but it is just getting the time to get into the open space with them, I can throw them quite far.

Here is a vid.

[YOUTUBE]dVCCXmjFARY[/YOUTUBE]
[YOUTUBE]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVCCXmjFARY[/YOUTUBE]



We call them French arrows round here and you can throw them miles lol, they work a bit like the dart used with an atlatl, use a long arrow so it bends when you throw it, a classic I tottaly forgot about theseBig Grin nice one
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Atlatl - by Tartar Horde - 22 April 2013, 14:10
RE: Atlatl - by bigpaul - 22 April 2013, 14:17
RE: Atlatl - by Scythe13 - 22 April 2013, 14:58
RE: Atlatl - by bigpaul - 22 April 2013, 15:05
RE: Atlatl - by Tartar Horde - 22 April 2013, 20:21
RE: Atlatl - by BDG - 22 April 2013, 20:51
RE: Atlatl - by Tartar Horde - 22 April 2013, 20:54
RE: Atlatl - by BDG - 22 April 2013, 22:08
RE: Atlatl - by Tartar Horde - 22 April 2013, 22:31
RE: Atlatl - by Straight Shooter - 22 April 2013, 23:30
RE: Atlatl - by Scythe13 - 23 April 2013, 13:18
RE: Atlatl - by Mortblanc - 23 April 2013, 18:06

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