Top 22 Primitive Survival Tools and Weapons … That Changed History

Top 22 Primitive Survival Tools and Weapons … That Changed History

If you’re ever thrown back into a primitive way of life, will you have the tools and weapons to survive?

Here are 22 primitive tools and weapons to add to your survival arsenal… These tools and weapons are game changers and can save your life in a survival emergency!

No one in modern history has experienced survival the same way primitive men and women experienced it hundreds of years ago as a daily way of life.

The tools and weapons they created to tackle the tasks needed to survive changed the course of history — because they worked!

If you don’t have the tools or weapons; at the least know how to make them from rocks, sticks, fibers, sinew, sap and other natural materials. Obviously, it’s not rocket science. But at the same time crafting effective primitive tools is often an art passed down from one generation to the next. That is where our challenge is.

Have we lost the art of primitive tool making to the passing of time? Maybe not!

#1. Primitive Spears

The first thing that comes to mind for a lot of people when discussing “primitive tools” is likely to be spears. Many websites show how to quickly make one using a pole and common survival items such as knives, duct tape and paracord. However, those spears don’t really look like the ones African tribes still use today to hunt big game — including African lions. Nor do they compare in any way to the power and effectiveness of an ancient Spartan dory — the Spartan version of a spear. Measuring 7 to 9 feet in length, the Spartans crafted extremely effective and deadly spears, helping ensure Spartan warriors victory in battle. As a back up weapon, was a second sharpened point, on the bottom end of the spear, if the primary spearhead ever broke off.

The most basic of spears is just a sharpened stick. To make it, you’ll need a long and strong stick, which you will sharpen at one end with a knife. To finish it off, you should put the end on fire for a few minutes while rotating it, to cause the fibers to contract and toughen the end. One thing you don’t want to do, though, is make the end too pointy because it’ll break.

Primitive Spear Fishing – Now, if you’re looking for a fishing spear, you’re gonna need to break the end four ways. First, tie a piece of rope about 20 inches from the end you intend to split. This will ensure the wood won’t break too far.

Next, using a sharp knife (or a really sharp rock), make two splits at that same end, about 15 inches in depth. As you’re tapping on your knife to go deeper, make sure the blade stays in the middle at all times, otherwise the spear will be useless and you’re gonna have to start over again with a new stick.

Next, tap a couple of small twigs along the two cuts, as much as the cuts allow it. When finished, the twigs will be one on top of each other and form a cross. You’re going to need some more cordage to secure them into place.

Primitive spears and wilderness survival in the modern age – When it comes to crafting spears for hunting and trapping animals, a bowie knife is a good choice for a survival knife in the backcountry because with a bowie knife you have an easier time cutting wood and sharpening edges and creating well crafted spears.

Here’s another reason for carrying a bowie knife: Previous century Native Americans like the Apaches repeatedly raided the Spanish for weapons and supplies; one of those weapons was a Spanish saber which history records the Native Americans using as spearheads (for example, the Lipan lance). In other words, they lassoed a Spanish saber to the end of a pole for one heck of a sharp and deadly spear.

A lot of recreational backpackers pass on a bowie knife because it’s “too much knife”; but in doing so, they miss out on the opportunities for crafting primitive tools and weapons in a survival emergency. If you’re serious about survival, consider a good bowie knife like the KA-BAR Marine Corps fighting knife and a good sharpening stone. Secure one of these KA-BARS to the end of a pole and you’ve now got yourself an instant spear — no beaver, rabbit, ‘possum, or wild boar has a chance!

From making primitive spears to crafting several of the other primitive tools you’re going to read about in this article, the Marine Corps KA-BAR has it’s place in several top ten lists of essential survival gear. But there’s more to know!

Today’s extreme survivalist can even consider packing a manufactured “spearhead” or two, perhaps in the same way as the lion hunters of Kenya, Africa (known as the Maasai) and other modern day hunters who’s chief game are wild boars or alligators in the American south. (You don’t need to pack along a complete spear for survival emergencies — just the spearhead).

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