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Title: Any Ideas What This Weapon Is?
Post by Panday on Aug 20^th, 2008 at 8:20am

Does anyone have any idea what the bodyguard twirling in "Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome" at 3:09 in this video? (always loved this song, by the way). It looks like knives on the ends of lanyards, or something (?).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiWuUAFI0ps

It looks similar in use to the small kamas on chains which the Merovingian's henchman is using in this scene from "Matrix Reloaded" at 1:11.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FneP5v7p71E

Hoping somebody knows. Thanks in advance.

Title: Re: Any Ideas What This Weapon Is?
Post by Gronk on Aug 20^th, 2008 at 4:07pm

to me, it looks like a rope-dart

many of the ones I've seen are similar in appearance

Title: Re: Any Ideas What This Weapon Is?
Post by Stenny on Aug 20^th, 2008 at 6:18pm

A slender, pointy rope-dart, in my opinion.

Title: Re: Any Ideas What This Weapon Is?
Post by macka on Aug 25^th, 2008 at 10:09pm

I know the Japanese call them Kusari Fundo if there is no blade, and if a blade is on the chain, it is called a Kusari Gama. I have a variation of the fundo as a keychain. I used 3 feet of rope and short knoted it to a biner, and the other end is a melted knot with a u-clamp attached. Looks innocent enough, but that little weight on the end of 3 feet will go through 3/16 plywood very easily. Its my self defense surprise.

Title: Re: Any Ideas What This Weapon Is?
Post by Fritz_the_Cat on Oct 12^th, 2008 at 3:46pm

Did someone mention Ropedart ? :D How about a picture please.

Hi Stenny , Its been awhile . Does it look somewhat like mine ?

Title: Re: Any Ideas What This Weapon Is?
Post by Stenny on Oct 16^th, 2008 at 5:46pm

Hi Fritz, I thought you were forced to run to Canada or something :).
To me, it looks pointier than your dart, more like cross-bred bo-shuriken/rope dart. But the video is not clear enough, it's merely a flash of steel, not anything clearly recognizable...

Title: Re: Any Ideas What This Weapon Is?
Post by Fritz_the_Cat on Oct 21^st, 2008 at 2:54pm

I'll look the video over agan . Looks interesting .

For a while I couldn't go to Canada as I didn't have my "greencard" . It took over two years to get one as there were some problems with an accident 22 years ago . Homeland security wanted to know ? Apparently no one cared . At least I didn't have to swim over the Detroit river . ;D

Hows things in CZ ? I hope the Americans didn't install the new Radar posts.......

Anyone making any Ropedarts lately ?

Title: Re: Any Ideas What This Weapon Is?
Post by Broadsword on Dec 8^th, 2008 at 12:54am

Yep I know exactly what they are, they were developed by an Aussie martial artist .They are folding knives on leather or nylon thongs .They were feature in an australian martial arts mag when the movie came out along with several photos of them .He developed a number of weird toys on strings but those were what were in the movie.Oh and the bit in the hand is a toggle.

Title: Re: Any Ideas What This Weapon Is?
Post by Inuben on Dec 20^th, 2008 at 1:06am

its probably just a hollywood version of a kusrigama

Title: Re: Any Ideas What This Weapon Is?
Post by Broadsword on Jan 5^th, 2009 at 1:21am

Actually they were developed a fair while before the movie came along , and they are folding knives , he also played with hatchets on cords and a few other things but the knives were what were used in the movie .I've seen a close up pic of the actual items and aside from blunted blades(for safety) they are a lock blade knife and nothing like a sickle.Besides the cords are considerably shorter then that of a kasurigama (up to about 30 cm/12 in).They are used to slash whilst in motion so if they resemble anything its a sharp manrikikusari.

Title: Re: Any Ideas What This Weapon Is?
Post by adsi on Apr 8^th, 2009 at 4:30am

you can make a fairly good rope dart from a rail spike here at http://funditor.110mb.com/arms.html