{"id":965,"date":"2015-08-03T00:23:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-03T04:23:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pirates.blkline.com\/?page_id=965"},"modified":"2015-08-04T02:50:20","modified_gmt":"2015-08-04T06:50:20","slug":"non-standard-weapons","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pirates.missiledine.com\/index.php\/non-standard-weapons\/","title":{"rendered":"Non Standard Weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weapons on this page are not the usual run of the mill cutlass and musket.\u00a0 They represent odd, out dated, improvised and native or slave made weapons.<\/big><\/p>\n

Tools as Weapons<\/p>\n

Many agricultural tools make excellant weapons.\u00a0 Notable examples are axes, machetes, cane knives and mattocks.\u00a0 Slaves handle these every day\u00a0 and when they run away they usually take something with them.<\/big><\/p>\n

\"Felling

Felling Axe<\/p><\/div>\n

The Felling Axe is a basic tool for harvesting lumber and clearing land.\u00a0 It also makes an excellent weapon.
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\"Machete\"

Machete<\/p><\/div>\n

Machetes are not as handy as a cutlass in a fight, but they can certainly do the job<\/big><\/p>\n

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\"cane

Cane Knife<\/p><\/div>\n

A cane knife is used for cutting sugar cane, and can be a handy weapon in brawl. <\/big><\/p>\n

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Belaying Pin
\nThe belaying pin is an essential tool on a sailing ship.\u00a0 It serves as a convenient and removable anchor for ropes and lines.\u00a0 Its size and shape also makes it a handy weapon in close combat and since most merchant ships keep the arms locker secured against the crew, it is often the first choice of mutineers.<\/big><\/p>\n

\"Belaying

Belaying pin<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Belaying

Belaying pin<\/p><\/div>\n

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Many of the African born slaves retain the skills of their previous lives and are quite capable of fabricating spears, bows, war clubs and even more sophisticated weapons if opportunity and materials present themselves.\u00a0 Similarly, Native American slaves, and those still at liberty, can make weapons as appropriate to their needs.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Indentured European servants, many of whom are little better then slaves and are equally resentful of their status, can add their own craft skills when needed.\u00a0 Simple, but effective, crossbows are found in the hands of escaped slaves.\u00a0 <\/big><\/p>\n

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\"Bow\"

Bow<\/p><\/div>\n

The basic bow is made by many escaped slaves.\u00a0 It is not very effective against an armored opponent, but it is adequate to deter most would be slave catchers.<\/big><\/p>\n

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\"European

Steel Crossbow<\/p><\/div>\n

European steel crossbows like this are not often found in the hands of escaped slaves, but they are found in the homes of some European settlers and in the armories in some forts and even on a few ships.\u00a0 Left overs from earlier years they can still be valuable in a pinch.<\/big><\/p>\n

\"Crossbow\"

Simple Wood Crossbow<\/p><\/div>\n

Simple wooden crossbows like this are found in the hands of many an escaped slave or servant.\u00a0 Not as powerful as the steel bows they are none the less a useful weapon for hunting and deterring pursuit as well as the occaissional raid.<\/big><\/p>\n

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\"mace\"

Mace<\/p><\/div>\n

\"spiked

War Club<\/p><\/div>\n

War clubs, maces, mauls, picks and similar weapons are made from local materials and scavenged bits of steel or iron.<\/big><\/p>\n

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