What -is- this weapon?

[mansa]

Anyways.   General topic, so people can just pop in with another question about a different weapon..

What is a 'sunstar' ?

[The Lonely Hunter]

http://www.needmoregifts.com/morning.htm

[Miee]

Oh, duh, -sun-star. Ignore me.

No, no.  Maybe a sun-star is like um, a bigger morning star, like wicked big.

I figured you were just saying that it's a fancy name for a morning star.

[Mr.Camel]

Bolo. Zerka(sp?).

[Gilvar]

A bolo is a stone, or stones tied to a rope.  Some have a grip in the middle to allow it to be swung, whipped about, etc. Or thrown.

A zerka is not a common weapon, and thusly not common knowledge available to players. If you find one in game, look at it and you'll get an idea of what it is. (And if you do look at it, its very obvious what it is.)

Hope that helps.

[Callisto]

I'm pretty sure I've seen a sunstar in game, but it isn't a flail-like creature.

It was a spiky ball that you through... been a long time since I seen it, so my mind might be playing tricks on me.

[Delirium]

I think a sunstar is similar to a morningstar except it's a spiky round ball on the end of the chain.

[Lazloth]

A sunstar is a spiky object the size of a softball attached to some length of twine or leather to be hurled.  Unlike a morningstar it is pisspoor in close melee.

[JollyGreenGiant]

So... that thing that O-Ren Shii's apprentice uses is more or less a sunstar?

[WhiteRanger]

From the way I see...A sun-star is just a round ball with spikes that can be hurled at people. A bolo is a piece of leather or rope that has a stone connected to each end...when hurled it is intended to tie up the legs of the victim and make them fall..(Though in game use is different...find out ic). A zerka is a short barbed throwing spear from the best of my understanding.

Now I want to see a picture of a "lotilus" I have never really been able to get a good idea of one.

[mansa]

What is a cestus?

[Modest Mouth]

I think a cestus is like a big gauntlet with spikes and such. If memory serves me, it was favored during gladiatorial games because it was wicked looking and you had to get in close to use it.

[Lazloth]

Now I want to see a picture of a "lotilus" I have never really been able to get a good idea of one.

A lotilus is a mace with more than one head.  

I think a cestus is like a big gauntlet with spikes and such.

More of a strap that went wrist-to-knuckles (XD?).  I originally confused with just some kind of elongated brass knuckles, but after looking it up, decided it was fashionable biker wear.

[Socko]

Cestii were a common sight on gladiators in ancient Rome.

They're basically ancient boxing gloves with lots of spikes/blades, or a lack thereof.

So, yeah, they're basically gauntlets with spikes, or a hard surface to increase damage. A combination of brass knuckles and boxing gloves is the best definition, then.

[Lazloth]

They're basically ancient boxing gloves with lots of spikes/blades, or lack thereof.

If you read the description of the ingame article, it's closer to something like this than a full gauntlet.

[Agent_137]

WTF.

I know i posted on this thread.

Sunstar is a mega man boss.

Maybe I fucked up the post, and it failed to post.

But if it got ninja-deleted for being off topic, consider me angry.

(I don't think our lovely IMMs would do that to me, though. I post a lot of shit off topic.  :shock: )

[Malifaxis]

A cestus, loosely, is any form of hand wear that incorporates both offensive and defensive qualities.  Most usually armor plated, with either blades or spikes or hooks upon it.

With Roman gladiators it was relied upon because it is almost impossible to disarm from your opponent (it's bloody well strapped on) unless you just dismember them.  With the audiences it was particularly popular because it takes a great deal of effort to actually f'ing kill with one.  Most cestus were littered with half to full inch spikes along the back of the hand and adorning the primary knuckles.  Some of them had a single long spike that jutted off the back of the hand, parallel with the forearm, for parrying and stabbing.  Some had hooks, for ease of gripping your opponents weapon and ripping it out of their grasps, or locking a shield so you can pull it aside, allowing an opening in defense.

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There are a great many earth weapons that parallel a zerka, though with respect to the staffers, I won't elaborate.

[Gesht]

- - A lotilus is a long staff with (typically) mace-like ends.  Difficult to wield, but formidable power should you hit anything with one.  I believe the weapons they fight with on American Gladiators qualify as lotili, despite the padded ends.  They use them in that competition... I don't know the name... where two people try to knock one another from raised platforms.

[mansa]

What is a kukri knife?

[Lazloth]

Gurkhas rock!  If you don't like google, use A9 or something?

Some kukri webplace[/url]"]*The knife does not have to taste blood every time it is drawn from its scabbard. Were this so, no Nepalese would survive a week with the loss of so much blood and his hands would be unable to function from multiple cuts.

*The kauri/cho is not a sighting device to be used to find and attack prey--human or animal--nor is the kukri tossed like a boomerang to come back to its owner after dispatching the target.

[chang]

What is a kukri knife?

A totally awesome knife.

http://www.military-quotes.com/knives/gurkha-kukri.htm

[mansa]

What is a jambiya?

[Larrath]

http://www1.kamakuranet.ne.jp/sankaido/parts/photo/jambiya.jpg

[chang]

A totally Arab knife

http://arms2armor.com/Knives/jambiya.htm

[Lazloth]

What is a mansa?

[Krath]

What is a mansa?

http://j0ram.net/mansa.jpg

[Seeker]

What is a mansa?

That is the single most glorious possible answer on Jeopardy.

"I'll take Candian esoteric MUD folklore for 800, Alex."


Seeker

[Bogre]

Hmm. Just cause I feel like it.

Morningstar: Mace with a spiked ball on a chain attached to the shaft, not free-swinging.

Flail: Spiked things on chains freeswinging from the shaft.

Mace: Club with a thickened, metal head at the end.

[Anonymous]

Will Farrel wields a jambiya in Austin Powers.   :shock:

[Tamarin]

What is a kukri knife?

A totally awesome knife.

http://www.military-quotes.com/knives/gurkha-kukri.htm

That's a khopesh knife.

[Xamminy]

Khopesh's curve the other way, and narrow towards the end.

[mansa]

What is a kirisigi dagger?


What is a katar punch dagger?

[Armaddict]

Not sure about kirisigi.

Punch dagger has a blade that generally very broad, and tapers very quickly to the point.  The dagger's handle is basically rotated so that instead of gripping it the way you normally hold a dagger, you stab with 'punching' motions.

[Teleri]

Katar:

http://www.goantiques.com/search/images.jsp?id=422469

If you read the description of a kirisigi dagger, you should be able to determine roughly what it looks like.  It's not too pretty, from what I remember.