11 Most Incredible Alternative Weapons

Top 11 list of the most amazing alternative ancient weapons you might recognize from popular culture like Zena or even X-men.

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6. Shoge Hook
This Japanese weapon is a form of Kaginawa which is characterized by a rope or chain attached to a hook. Technically, Kaginawa is a class of grappling hooks, but this is a highly dangerous and weaponised version of a grappling hook. The shoge hook has a ring on one end of a chain and a hook dagger combo on the other end. Much like the meteor hammer this weapon is meant to be used from a distance and swung around to gain speed and lethality...

5. Finger Claws
This alternative weapon is not exactly practical for humans outside of science fiction and fantasy, but it is one of the most aesthetically pleasing weapons on the list. This weapon will likely never see a dip in popularity thanks to the awesome examples that some of the animal kingdom give us for claws. Someone will always want tiger claws. You can find some pretty ornate claws throughout the internet, most notably etsy, which makes this weapon a fashion statement all on their own. Our favorite example of finger claws being used is in X2: X-Men United when Lady Deathstrike more than holds her own against Wolverine with her adamantium fingernail claws.

4. Haladie
If you learned to love double edged weapons from watching Darth Maul in the Phantom Menace then this ancient Indian weapon is for you. The haladie is a double ended dagger that was typically used by warriors in the Indian Rajput clans during the 6th century. This blade was useful for both stabbing and slicing and the blades of the dagger could also be serrated to inflict even more damage and make wounds from this weapon even harder to heal. The blade was big for a dagger too. Each blade was 8.5 inches and the whole weapon measured in at 23 inches long. It’s also one of the earliest examples of triple edged blades. There isn’t really a modern representation of this weapon, but it definitely deserves to be showcased.

3. Quarterstaff
Staffs sadly don’t come with magic powers, despite what most pop culture would have you believe. Quarterstaffs were hugely popular in England for quite some time, but it was at its height during the late middle ages and the post-classical period. It’s essentially just a stick made of hardwood that measures in at 6 to 9 feet long. Traditionally this weapon was also tipped with some kind of metal like steel or iron to make it more effective in combat. The staff was used in stick fighting which was big in historical European martial arts. The weapon was excellent at defense and it was also used a lot as a thrusting weapon. It wasn’t exactly made for hacking and slashing. The technique when using this is a lot like fencing with a lot of footwork and flexibility. The most famous modern example of this weapon being used is in Star Wars: The Force Awakens by Rey which is one of the main characters in the movie.

2. Kakute
Move aside brass knuckles, the is more awesome than you could ever be. These stealthy weapons were favored by ninjas and kunoichi. The weapon was a ring that had one to four spikes protruding from it. Despite what it appears to look like, these spikes weren’t worn with the spikes facing outward. They would actually be worn with the spikes facing the inside of the palm so that they could be used as a surprise attack. The spikes would pierce the opponent's flesh when they were slashed across the face or choked. The spikes were also sometimes dipped in poison to make the spikes on this ring even more deadly. They also sometimes had a hole in them so that warriors could thread a rope through the ring so that the rope could not be pulled away from them. There aren’t a lot of modern representations of this weapon either.

1.Archery
This is a weapon that actually predates recorded history, it has such a long tradition. This was the most common weapon in the world until guns started to be manufactured and you can find a history of archery in pretty much any culture in the world. The first evidence of bow use is during the Mesolithic period where archaeologists found evidence of stone tipped arrows in the skeletons of different animals. Archery is still popular today, but it has become an antiquated weapon in recent history. Bows are still used in hunting and the sport of archery. Being an accurate archer takes a lot of skill and practice and it certainly isn’t for everyone. It’s still popular in today's culture, though, almost every fantasy or dystopian work has some kind of character that uses a bow. Our favorite examples of famous bow-wielders are Hawkeye and Legolas.

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