Atlatl Research Paper

An atlatl is a thin wooden shaft with a hollowed-out cup at the end. By balancing the butt of the spear in the cup and then swinging the atlatl, Native American hunters and warriors could increase their leverage to hurl spears much faster and further than they could using their arms alone. Conquistadors and other early Europeans who fought with Native American tribes reported that spears propelled from atlatls were capable of penetrating chain mail armor. The word "atlatl" comes from the Aztec language, but this tool was used by most tribes throughout North America, Central America, and much of South

To fire it, the spoke or arm was forced down, against the tension of twisted ropes or other springs, by a windlass, and then suddenly released. As the sling swung outwards, one end would release, as with a staff-sling, and the projectile would be hurled forward. The arm would then be caught by a padded beam or bed, when it could be winched back again. The Onager is usually the first type of catapult

With a lemon-shaped piece of iron and a tail made of paper or cardboard, the handheld explosive greatly resembled a dart. On the front of the grenade’s body was a plunger, which held a percussion cap filled with explosive material.When the the grenade fell onto its nose and applied pressure to the plunger, an explosion was triggered, only to be met by more gunpowder inside. Although the resulting explosion caused a great deal of mayhem and shrapnel, it was not very reliable because its detonation depended on the grenade falling directly onto its nose. Because of its temperamental behavior, the grenade got a reputation for not being very accurate.

Description/Source: The most valued Aztec weapon was the Atlatl. The Atlatl resembles a spear thrower. Some Atlatls had carvings including sacrifice, gods, and warriors.

A few years of development and a patent later, the minie` ball was ready for combat. In the 1850's, James H. Burton, a master of arms, made a few alterations such as slightly lengthening the bullet and thinning the walls of the hollow base. These alterations made the minie` ball much easier and cheaper to mass-produce; this is what was used by the blue and gray's out on the battlefields.

Wild horses of Asstatuge live in Maryland. Asstatuge is an Island so the horses are shown in water. The horses on Asstatug Island survive from each other. Asstatuge's horses are herds of horses so they do not have an owner. That's why they are called wild horses because there don't have an owner.

When Norse F. Rabalais who was born and raised in Simmersport, Louisiana (Avoyelles Parish) was a child there was no navigation lock to lower ships to the Mississippi, the water just poured out, ships with it, and flowed into the distributary known as Atchafalaya. A lot of parishes above New Orleans and quite a bit north of Baton Rouge (Louisiana’s capital) there’s a navigation lock in Mississippi’s bank allows ships to drop out of the river. Because of nature, they drop up to thirty-three feet then can go west or south. This is something very strange and rare between the river and its adjacent terrain. That adjacent terrain is known as Cajun country. The local parishes are Pointe Coupee Parish and Avoyelles parish.

This proposal is to help bring to life the Semester on the Appalachain, a semester long expedition on the Appalachian Trail for a group of ten participants, in order to provide an environment that can not be replicated in a typical classroom setting. In the proposal, it will provide research on the benefits of experiential and expedition education, improvement on psychological health, and organizations that run similar programs.

There are three types of artillery used by the Continental Army, which consisted of cannons, mortars, and howitzers. The two main types of cannons are the field gun that was lightweight and mobile, while the heavy siege gun is larger and has limited mobility. The field gun fired a variety of rounds such as solid shot, grapeshot, and canister shot that has a flat trajectory. This would tear large holes in the opposing forces ranks, destroying personnel, and equipment. Solid shot was simply a solid cast-iron cannonball that had the least effective range unless it was rolling or bouncing. Grape shot was most commonly used for long range target with a kill zone of 600 yards. Grape shot was generally constructed out of a canvas bag, with lead or iron balls half the size of musket balls that has a wooden base, and center rod to help the artillery men handle the rounds. Canister shot is a thin metal cylinder filled with a massive amount

Over the years there have been many arguments and discussions concerning the uses of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms/Explosives (often known as ATF). ATF is an enforcement agency of law in the U.S.’ Department of Justice, which protects the communities from violent criminals, the illegal use and trafficking of firearms, the illegal use and storage of explosives, the illegal diversion of alcohol and tobacco products, etc. The use of ATF has been changed over the years based on bad incidents in the past, people’s opinions, and branches of government. With this being stated, age restrictions are strongly enforced. People under the age of 21 are not allowed to purchase alcohol, children under the age of 19 are not allowed to purchase tobacco, and every person must be authorized to carry a gun in this state. Some rules are slightly different in multiple states because of state governors. Everyone has their own personal opinions on each topic, which can cause a difference in how serious one may be on a certain topic.

Bows and arrows may have began as simple wooden carvings with gut strings, but they did not remain so. Sometime before 1200 BCE, composite bows appeared on the battle field. Composite bows use a wood core with horn glued to the slim curve and sinew glued to the exterior curve. Since horn compressed and sprang back into shape and sinew stretched and snapped back into shape, the power derived from a composite bow was much more powerful than most simple wood bows. For example, Assyrians attacking Egyptian armies were so impressive that within a few years, Egyptian armies had their own interpretations of composite bows. Composite bows either filtered through Europe and Asia or were discovered independently within a few centuries of their appearance

The history of weapons started centuries ago when cave people initially developed a weapon called a bow and arrow, for hunting purposes. They created this weapon from yew or elm for the bow and the arrow’s shaft, and used animal ligaments, or sinew to add tension to the bow. Archeologists have also found arrow heads made of sharp rocks and angled bones from different types of animals. These artifacts are all over the world displayed beautifully in museums to make new civilization realize the important role weapons have played in daily life.

In medieval Europe, a catapult that operated like a crossbow came into usage. It had two short arms that moved horizontally instead of one large beam that moved