Two long handled 'KAKAUROA' (lower)
- and two 'POUWHENUA' - used as a fighting staff (not spear)
- and two 'POUWHENUA' - used as a fighting staff (not spear)
Many "resistance" fighters simply did not have a firearm until they might win one in combat - and of-course using a muzzle loader - when you had fired your single shot you were vulnerable - until able to reload - and your back-up hatchet arm might be needed.
"PATITI" or Hatchet.
The "tupara" double barrelled guns were a definite step-up in performance ability over the musket for the warrior - the second barrel could be held in reserve - but reloading still required time and raising your body into view - although they learnt to load the projectiles and seated them without use of the ram-rod - by rapping the butt sharply on the ground.
I don't think that you'd want to use that method with your double barrelled tupara if one chamber was already loaded eh.
I don't think that you'd want to use that method with your double barrelled tupara if one chamber was already loaded eh.
From the several accounts in this book - the maori hatchet was not found to be a good match when confronted by well drilled colonial troops with the 'fixed' bayonet.
Rifled Musket (cut-down) with Bayonet.
This old 'New Zealand Wars' book is a real 'eye-opener' and free of modern 'politically correct' BS amendment. It refers to cannibalism, - and savage practices of both sides in conflict (normally "glossed-over" nowadays) - not sparing any-ones feelings (unlike our current media reportage where we here are not even allowed to be told that some-one has suicided ("- died suddenly" !).
It is a free book on Kindle - but it does suffer from not being properly configured or 'proof read'.
Marty K.
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