Saturday, April 16, 2016

coolthingoftheday:

A macuahuitl is a wooden sword set with blades made from obsidian stone. Commonly used by the Aztec military forces and other Mesoamerican cultures, it was capable of inflicting serious lacerations. They were made by cutting a groove into one edge of the wooden club, into which sharpened flint or obsidian stones would be set and firmly fixed with an adhesive. Special ceremonial macuahuitls also existed, in which the obsidian blades were replaced with other minerals and gemstones. (Source)
coolthingoftheday:
A macuahuitl is a wooden sword set with blades made from obsidian stone. Commonly used by the Aztec military forces and other Mesoamerican cultures, it was capable of inflicting serious lacerations. They were made by cutting a groove into one edge of the wooden club, into which sharpened flint or obsidian stones would be set and firmly fixed with an adhesive.
Special ceremonial macuahuitls also existed, in which the obsidian blades were replaced with other minerals and gemstones.
(Source)

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