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Re-enactors with reconstructions of plumbata, lead-weighted darts which replaced javelins in the Late Roman Army
(lemmy.world)
Yes, they are basically weaponized lawn darts
Oh, I thought this was a shitpost.
They're literally a thing.
Whoever thought this would be a fun lawn toy was nefarious.
https://www.scoutshop.org/cub-scout-pocket-knife-2-blade-615780.html
Cob Scout knives are still a thing. Back when lawn darts came out getting a young boy his first knife was a common rite of passage. Mumblety-peg was a common game of throwing the knife into the dirt.
The reviews really sell it
Couldn't close it because they lack thumbs?