Inca weapons consisted of spears, slings, bows, bronze maces, and wooden clubs. They wore amour or quilted cloth and metal plates and cane helmets.
Residing in a mountainous terrain that yielded little wood, the Inca’s most effective weapons were stones, rolled down hills or hurled from slingshots. Stones thrown from slings were the common weapon that could be used from a distance.
But while stones that Inca warriors hurled could kill as well as stun. Spanish iron helmets and mail or iron vest normally deflected the missiles of stone and rendered than incapable of deadly harm.
Inc also threw bolas, which were leather straps with rocks tied at the ends. When thrown at an enemy they wrapped around his legs and tripped him up.
Weapon used by ancient Inca during war time
