A not-to-be-messed-with war machine

@JudyEv (341824)
Rockingham, Australia
September 4, 2017 7:09am CST
At Chateau du Clos Lucé in France we were able to see number of Leonardo da Vinci’s incredible inventions. Some were of various ‘war-machines’ as there was continual fighting between the various hierarchies of the region. I thought this was one of the more bizarre inventions. Using what looks like an arrangement of spindles and turntables to provide the rotation, the vicious-looking scythes would have brought carnage to whatever troops they encountered. Note the cutting blades on the wheels too.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Sep 17
I have three downscale reproductions of the war machine of Leonardo da Vinci. My husband bought them at the Leonardo Museum in Milan. I should take a photo and show them here.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341824)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 17
You should indeed. I'd be keen to see them and I know others would.
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Anna
@LadyDuck (472004)
• Switzerland
4 Sep 17
@JudyEv I have to take them down (they are on a high shelf) and take photos. We keep them up there because the guests used to touch them and the blades are sharp enough to cut a finger.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341824)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 17
@LadyDuck The models are very intriguing and almost beg to be touched and fiddled with. People were touching some of the models in another area despite many signs asking them not to.
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John Roberts
@JohnRoberts (109846)
• Los Angeles, California
4 Sep 17
That is a wicked variation of a Roman chariot.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341824)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 17
I wouldn't want to be in front of it that's for sure!
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simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
4 Sep 17
Oh so nice! I love to see some displays like that
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341824)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 17
The exhibition was very interesting. It took us ages to go through it.
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simplyme
@m_audrey6788 (58472)
• Germany
4 Sep 17
@JudyEv ..Oh..That`s a very nice experience
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louievill
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
4 Sep 17
Hope the thing does not jam when you charge straight at a phalanx of soldiers in formation and the horses get shot by an arrow but I do agree it's pretty wicked.
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louievill
@louievill (28851)
• Philippines
4 Sep 17
@JudyEv he was already thinking of sonic and ultrasonic weapons, real advance for his time
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341824)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 17
There was another one that was just supposed to make a lot of noise and panic all the horses!
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
4 Sep 17
I see these all the time in antique shops.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
4 Sep 17
@JudyEv they have some older ones there.This has been around for some time.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341824)
• Rockingham, Australia
4 Sep 17
How about that? That surprises me a little.
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Darcy Nemo
@YrNemo (20255)
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5 Sep 17
OMG! thank God that we were born into a more peaceful time.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341824)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 17
I'm not sure it's more peaceful. Weapons have just got more sophisticated.
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Darcy Nemo
@YrNemo (20255)
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5 Sep 17
@JudyEv You are right, I forgot those canons, bomb etc...
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RasmaSandra
@RasmaSandra (80659)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
4 Sep 17
That really looks amazing.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341824)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 17
Pretty scary stuff, eh?
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DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
6 Sep 17
Very similar to the blades on my Cuisinart!
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341824)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Sep 17
But perhaps a bit more lethal!
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
4 Sep 17
That looks wicked! I wonder about the horses. I would think they would shy being so near those blades.
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Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317249)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
5 Sep 17
@JudyEv Yes it would.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341824)
• Rockingham, Australia
5 Sep 17
The noise and movement might faze them but I guess they'd be introduced to it all gradually. And it would be difficult for them to go any way but forward.
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Scott Ganschow
@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
6 Sep 17
I didn't notice the wheels until you pointed them out. I wouldn't want to run up against that at all.
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Judy Evans
@JudyEv (341824)
• Rockingham, Australia
6 Sep 17
I missed the wheels too at first glance. I was busy staring at the front bit!
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