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The Sling as a Weapon

This manual missile launcher is not as well known as the archer's bow, yet it was used by lightly armed troops from India and Persia to Greece and Rome and even survived the advent of gunpowder

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Scientific American Magazine Vol 229 Issue 4This article was originally published with the title “The Sling as a Weapon” in Scientific American Magazine Vol. 229 No. 4 (), p. 34
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1073-34