The curious case of the weapon that didn't exist
This is examined in some detail by the Youtube creator &quot;Lindybeige&quot;.<p>He talks about: the name of the weapon; how the weapon may have worked; the veracity of the historical evidence for its existence; and its effectiveness, based on historical evidence, speculation and live action role-playing experience.<p>In particular, from his communications with the Metropolitan Museum it appears the examples in their collection are likely forgeries from a later era.<p>His general conclusion is that it may have existed, but if it did it wasn&#x27;t very popular and almost certainly not very good.<p>Part One: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=O-y6oirEsZA" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=O-y6oirEsZA</a><p>Part Two: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=RjzE8YMkC5s" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=RjzE8YMkC5s</a>