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From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Re: Chinese chain-knives
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Date: Sun, 2-Jun-85 22:28:48 EDT
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Posted: Sun Jun  2 22:28:48 1985
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Reply-To: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Lee Gold)
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Do any of the people who've posted stuff about Chinese chain weapons with
knives at the end know the Chinese names for these things?  I have to
confess to being somewhat dubious about the authenticity of a weapon
whose main claim to fame is a kung fu film.   I've been basing my articles
on Donn Draeger's historical books on Japanes classic martial arts, Stone's
catalog of weapons, etc.

There was a neato TV series (New Assassins of the Tokaido) which featured
a fellow who swigged down a liquid from a bronze sake flask--and then
blew the stuff out again past a lit candle--resulting in scenes of napalm-
like devastation over a 15 foot radius area.  (Instant Fireball!)  Another
member of the same team was a cute girl who could balance a top on her fan--
or throw one so a nail stuck out of it and it bored right into a man's head.
However, I don't think either of these two weapons is authentic.

I can send some stuff on ninja explosives (carried in eggshells) if anyone's
interested.

--Lee Gold