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Flail (weapon)

A flail is a weapon consisting of one or more striking heads (also called swingles or swipples) attached to a handle by flexible rope, strap, hinge or chain connectors that can be wielded in combat to produce powerful concussive impacts.

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"Peasant flail" type

One-handed military flail

Two-handed military flail

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Flail (weapon)

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Avg. degree1.94
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flail weapon used two-handed chains striking flails type use one handle heads attached long weapons longer peasant also military century

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the nunchaku or three-section staffinstance ofshort flails originally employed in threshing rice were adapted into weapons0.80text

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