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Old 15th June 2022, 12:11 AM   #20
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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall View Post
Guys, I am curious, I have never heard of a weapon/implement called a pangolin. As far as I have known this term applies to an animal known as a scaly anteater.

These are from sub Saharan Africa and while I believe their scaled hides are used as armor in certain native cultures, I have not heard of a weapon by this name.
They're talking about the decorated curly bit on the goad in the shape of one of those.
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