When you close your eyes and picture the weaponry featured heavily in America’s wild west, you most likely imagine settlers and their inclination towards guns and artillery. Your mind might harken back to the early days of Smith and Wesson or Samuel Colt, when the widespread manufacturing of firearms spurred the US Government and smaller outfits of outlaws and bandits with a bevy of weaponry options.
Despite the generational outburst of better guns and developed artillery, however, they weren’t the only options available to the folks traversing the western frontier, whether it be hunters, soldiers, or both. Rather, some of the most fascinating and unique weapons choices came from warrior bands across hundreds of Native American tribes, who utilized a diverse set of weapons for both sourcing their food and defending their homeland.
To garner a better understanding of what these types of weapons were and how they were, and in some cases, still are used, we’re breaking down the major groups of arms and protection systems of Indigenous Americans. Thus, here are the five types of Native American weaponry from the old west…
0:00 Introduction
1:08 Range Weapons
3:57 Striking Weapons
7:10 Cutting Weapons
9:07 Defensive Weapons
12:30 Spiritual Weapons
Music produced by CO.AG: / @co.agmusic
Thank you for watching.
DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for educational purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are, or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please email us before putting in a claim and we can resolve the issue immediately. We can be reach on this email: info@footprints-of-the-frontier.com
Copyright © 2022 Footprints on The Frontier. All rights reserved.
Негізгі бет 5 Types of Weapons Used By The Native Americans
Пікірлер: 239