Throwing axes

thumb|Pipe tomahawk thumb|Modern commercial tomahawk A tomahawk is a type of single-handed axe used by the many Indigenous peoples and nations of North America. It traditionally resembles a hatchet with a straight shaft.

thumb|300px|Different types of francisca heads thumb|Francisca with shaft

thumb|A mambele sickle sword at the British Museum. thumb|Variations of the mambele across the top row A mambele is a form of hybrid knife/axe in central and southern Africa, originating from a curved throwing dagger used by the Mangbetu. thumb|right|A selection of mambele throwing knives in the British Museum

thumb|Trumbash with an ivory handle A trumbash or trombash is a Mangbetu throwing knife from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Traditional weapon from the Congo

small axe designed for use as a hand-thrown projectile

An onzil (or osele or musele) is a throwing knife of ethnic groups from eastern Gabon (Kota, Fang, Mbété). thumb|Onzil from eastern Gabon