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VANDOO · 14th June 2013, 01:52 PM

I HAVE ONE OF THESE AND YOU ARE RIGHT, LEARNING HOW TO USE ONE OF THESE AWKWARD CLUBS WITH ANY SKILL WOULD BE DIFFICULT. I CAN'T IMAGINE SUCH A CLUB DOING MUCH DAMMAGE PERHAPS A BLEEDING SCALP WOUND OR A HURT SHIN OR WHACKED RUMP BUT NOTHING FATAL.
THE CLUB MAY BE DESIGNED FOR THE PURPOSE OF WOUNDING IN A FRIENDLY NON FATAL CONFLICT. MANY OF THE ABORIGINAL GROUPS WERE RELATED BUT SEPARATE SO WHEN DISAGREMENTS OR MINOR CONFLICTS OCCURED PERHAPS THEY SETTLED IT USING THESE CLUBS AND SHIELDS. IN MORE SERIOUS CONFLICTS SPEARS AND OTHER MORE DANGEROUS CLUBS MAY HAVE BEEN USED. I HAVE NO KNOWLEGE OF THESE SO THIS IS JUST LOGICAL GUESSING ON MY PART. THEY ARE BIG AND IMPRESSIVE AND FUNNY AT THE SAME TIME. I CAN IMAGINE A WARRIOR WAVEING ONE AROUND AND SAYING MINE IS BIGGER THAN YOURS AND NOW YOU ARE GOING TO GET A WHIPPIN!

14th June 2013, 01:52 PM	#10
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I HAVE ONE OF THESE AND YOU ARE RIGHT, LEARNING HOW TO USE ONE OF THESE AWKWARD CLUBS WITH ANY SKILL WOULD BE DIFFICULT. I CAN'T IMAGINE SUCH A CLUB DOING MUCH DAMMAGE PERHAPS A BLEEDING SCALP WOUND OR A HURT SHIN OR WHACKED RUMP BUT NOTHING FATAL. THE CLUB MAY BE DESIGNED FOR THE PURPOSE OF WOUNDING IN A FRIENDLY NON FATAL CONFLICT. MANY OF THE ABORIGINAL GROUPS WERE RELATED BUT SEPARATE SO WHEN DISAGREMENTS OR MINOR CONFLICTS OCCURED PERHAPS THEY SETTLED IT USING THESE CLUBS AND SHIELDS. IN MORE SERIOUS CONFLICTS SPEARS AND OTHER MORE DANGEROUS CLUBS MAY HAVE BEEN USED. I HAVE NO KNOWLEGE OF THESE SO THIS IS JUST LOGICAL GUESSING ON MY PART. THEY ARE BIG AND IMPRESSIVE AND FUNNY AT THE SAME TIME. I CAN IMAGINE A WARRIOR WAVEING ONE AROUND AND SAYING MINE IS BIGGER THAN YOURS AND NOW YOU ARE GOING TO GET A WHIPPIN!