Throwing knife
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A throwing knife is a knife that is specially designed and weighted so that it can be thrown effectively. They are a distinct category from ordinary knives.
Collection of throwing knives
A selection of African throwing knives in the British Museum
Dart (missile)
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Darts are airborne ranged weapons. They are designed to fly such that a sharp, often weighted point will strike first. They can be distinguished from javelins by the presence of fletching and a shaft
Throwing knife
…on combat and weapons. Talhoffer specifies a type of spiked dagger for throwing while Mair describes throwing the dagger at the opponent's chest. Dart (missile) Ballistic knife…
Roman plumbatae. The wooden shafts and fletching have decayed.
A dart being propelled by an atlatl
Bagakay throwing darts from the Philippines
Detail of a feathered dart from Venus and Adonis by Titian, Prado, 1554