how were throwing knives ever effective in combat

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Based on my limited experience at axe throwing venues, my take is that you can only get thrown axes and knives to stick in right if you’re exactly the right distance away. This seems impractical for a combat scenario where nobody is good to stand still at exactly the right distance for you.

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Knives can be thrown without spin with a pretty good amount of force. Other than that I think it’s mainly a distraction.

Throwing axes have some record in history, the franks were described using a throwing axe called francisca. They used it like the romans used the pilum, thrown en masse before a charge. 

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