Aztec weapons and gear.
Ranged weapons
Atlatl.
Atlatls are used to launch spears or darts. They are made of a handle on one end with a hook on the other end and a stick in the middle.
Atlatls are used to launch spears or darts. They are made of a handle on one end with a hook on the other end and a stick in the middle.
Bows and arrows
Aztec
bows would be with taller than standard ones same with the arrows, also the
arrows could be drawn back further so they could have more power when they shot the arrows there would be more power.
Aztec
bows would be with taller than standard ones same with the arrows, also the
arrows could be drawn back further so they could have more power when they shot the arrows there would be more power.
Close range weapons
Tepoztopilli.
Tepoztopillis
were spears that where usually 7 foot long and the blade would be around a foot wide.
The blade of a Tepoztilli would be made out of small sharp pieces of stone or obsidian, holding the sharp pieces would be wood.
Tepoztopillis
were spears that where usually 7 foot long and the blade would be around a foot wide.
The blade of a Tepoztilli would be made out of small sharp pieces of stone or obsidian, holding the sharp pieces would be wood.
Maquahuitl
Maquahuitl is an Aztec sword, it came in two versions, a one handed version two handed
version. The two handed version would be around 2 metres long, while the one
handed version would be about 1 metres long. Maquahuitl’s would have sharp rectangles on the sides of the wood in the middle.
The Spanish conquistadors claimed that the Maquahuitl
could chop of a horses head with one blow.
Maquahuitl is an Aztec sword, it came in two versions, a one handed version two handed
version. The two handed version would be around 2 metres long, while the one
handed version would be about 1 metres long. Maquahuitl’s would have sharp rectangles on the sides of the wood in the middle.
The Spanish conquistadors claimed that the Maquahuitl
could chop of a horses head with one blow.
