Besides the various types of hawks and war axes, this is definitely one of my favorite ancient CQ Weapons.
Brutal and Practical.
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Aztec warriors wielding macanas (macahuitl), which are oak swords or clubs fitted with rows of obsidian blades. Aztec warriors used these weapons to slash, inflicting long bleeding wounds, or sever, as when they decapitated a mare Cortés’s party brought. Cortés did battle with thousands of Aztec warriors during his campaign of exploration in Central America. […]
Macuahuitl — Weapons and Warfare