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I can't describe what the things look like, but they have a number of points, unlike a knife.
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Do a Google Image Search for an african throwing knife and you'll get several examples.
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check the palladium book of weapons armor and castles. its got more knives than you could shake a stick at. and more sticks than you could throw a knife at. :)
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here's your info

http://www.tribalmania.com/SARATHROWINGKNIFE.htm

http://www.quine.home.sonic.net/africa.html

http://www.eriksedge.com/CentralKnife.html


also the hunga munga (which is missing color text in the palladium weapon books)
http://www.tribalmania.com/MAFAKNIFE.htm


In a nutshell, these are thrown horizontally and were often banned for being too lethal.


that should help.
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hee hee, you'll find out next week :D:P
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well, there is a reason why guns are more often then not the ranged weapon of choice in the modern era.

Basically the african throwing iron was meant for chopping through pretty much anything non-metal till it got to it's target, and then choped through it too.

It was usually short range (usually 30 feet or so), but usually cleaved whatever it hit.

Personally if you wanted an iron, basically I would make my own. It's cheaper and really not that hard to make.

Just getting the balence down that's the pain.
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