traditional weapon
Ancestral combat tool
A traditional weapon is one associated with a particular culture's historical martial practices, as opposed to modern firearms or manufactured arms.
The term often appears in legal contexts where such weapons receive special status: The law permits carrying traditional weapons for ceremonial purposes.
Traditional weapons include swords, spears, bows, and culturally specific arms like the Sikh kirpan or Japanese katana.
- swordHilted fighting blade
- spearPole with sharp point
- bowRespectful forward inclination
- arrowPointed shaft for shooting
- throwing knifeBlade designed for launching
dagger · axe · mace · war club · blade · hilt · steel · forged · battle ready · warrior · ancient · samurai · katana · martial arts · lance · crossbow · club · melee combat
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Projectile weapon using explosives
gun · assault rifle · automatic weapon · machine gun · nuclear weapon
traditional weaponweapon of mass destruction
Arms causing widespread death
nuclear weapon · WMD · biological weapon · chemical weapon · atomic bomb
traditional weaponpeace offering
Gesture to end conflict
olive branch · white flag · tool · implement · shield
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