Bagakay
The Bagakay according to family lore are a wooden torpedo shaped darts that thrown by the handful for self defense. They are about 10 inches long, tapered and about 1/2 inch in diameter and pointed at both ends. Older Bagakeys are made from wood newer one from steel. Original use was for hunting birds. They are found for sale at swap meets today by local vendors.
In The Art of Throwing by Amante P. Marinas, Sr, Chapter 2, Page 37 Quote" The Bagakey was used by Filipinos to hunt birds for centuries before 1521, when the Philippines became a Spanish colony. There are historical accounts of the use of the Bagakay to bring down birds from twenty paces (which is about thirty five feet for the average-height Filipino) as well as its use against the Spanish colonists. In one instance of its use against the enemy, the Bagakay was thrown with such violence that it pierced a Spanish soldier's armor and killed him".
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