New France Weaponry
By: Jugal Bilimoria 7-7
Aboriginals
Close-ranged weapons
- Hunting spears made from wood
- Warfare spears more durable than hunting spears
- Clubs made from mulga wood, used for warfare, usually having spikes on them
-Axe made from stone and wood, used for hunting, cutting trees and warfare
Long-Ranged weapons
-Bows and arrows usually made from wood or bone, used for hunting and warfare.
-Boomerangs made from mulga wood, used for hunting and warfare
Sields and Armoury
- Wooden shields
- Leather armour
Europeans
Muskets
- Hunting muskets used by militia units
- Flintlock muskets used by marines
- Matchlock muskets with bayonets used by marines
Close-Ranged weapons
- Swords
- Pike similar to a spear, used by pikemen
- Hatchets are axes used for splitting wood and a single-handed striking weapon.
Sields and Armoury
- Shields were usually made from wood or metal
- Chain armour wore underneath metal armour