Moro Spear

Rick · 27th September 2010, 01:14 AM

" Indeed, indeed Rick, though it begs me to ask, other than staged fighting such as this, would a warrior have a weapon of choice and use it to the death were applicable, I only ask as there have been numerous documented accounts of the barong and keris single handedly used to dispatch US soldiers in the day. The dramatic portrayals to not mention that they swapped and changed weapons in life and death combat.....they Moro warrior simply had a weapon of choice, faced off and that was that???"

I think we can all agree that this was a weapon not meant to be thrown once and picked up after the fight .

Except ...
During the attacks on the cottas all manner of weapons were hurled at the American forces as they closed in .
I have a hard time accepting that spears like these were thrown away once unless in desperation .

One Warrior in this picture carries a Kris .

27th September 2010, 01:14 AM	#10
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	" Indeed, indeed Rick, though it begs me to ask, other than staged fighting such as this, would a warrior have a weapon of choice and use it to the death were applicable, I only ask as there have been numerous documented accounts of the barong and keris single handedly used to dispatch US soldiers in the day. The dramatic portrayals to not mention that they swapped and changed weapons in life and death combat.....they Moro warrior simply had a weapon of choice, faced off and that was that???" I think we can all agree that this was a weapon not meant to be thrown once and picked up after the fight . Except ... During the attacks on the cottas all manner of weapons were hurled at the American forces as they closed in . I have a hard time accepting that spears like these were thrown away once unless in desperation . One Warrior in this picture carries a Kris . Attached Images