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   Message 805 of 1,275   
   Al B. Traus to All   
   Re: Very interesting....Re: Indians and    
   19 May 05 08:26:49   
   
   From: birdbrain@dontemailme.com   
      
   In article ,   
   zulu.pacifier.com@shell1.pacifier.net says...   
      
   >> I think that "war clubs" were far more common than   
   >> were tomahawks, for the reason you mention - the   
   >> labor and time involved in making a tomahawk versus   
   >> shaping a tree limb or root into a war club.   
   >   
   >   
   >Oh, like a typical male Indian didn't have a lot of time   
   >on his hands?  Get real.   
   >   
   >Bob T   
      
   You misconstrued what I wrote. I can only   
   speak from my own perspective, had I been the   
   one using the tomahawk vs a war club. I'd think   
   twice about "throwing" my tomahawk at an   
   enemy, vs using a tree stub or large animal   
   bone that hadn't cost me much effort to make   
   into a war club. That's as "real" as I get!   
      
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