Valari the deadliest weapon

Valari :

A valari (வளரி) is a wooden throwing stick tipped with iron and this specific variant is used primarily by the tamil people of the indian subcontinent. Valari is used for protecting cattle from predators, war and hunting. It was the favorite weapon of choice in a deer hunt. Tamil Nadu is strongly associated with this weapon. It is the predecessor of the wooden boomerang, which was used widely in India since the Upper Paleolithic, most notably in the Ganga Plains for hunting birds and small, mobile prey.

Like the hunting boomerang of the aboriginal Australians, the tamilian valari were two types: returning and non-returning to the thrower. Valari is made in many shapes and sizes. History of Valari is rooted to ancient times and evidences can be found in Tamil Sangam literature "Purananuru". The usual form consists of two limbs set at an angle; one is thin and tapering while the other is rounded and is used as a handle. Valari is usually made of iron which is melted and poured into molds, although some may have wooden limbs tipped with iron. Alternatively, the limbs may have lethally sharpened edges; special daggers are known as katari, double-edged and razor sharp, may be attached to some valari.

The collections of valari are safegaurding now in museums in tamilnadu.