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Author: ShanghaiSlave

Mar 21st 2014 at 5:31:14 AM

^^ zarpaulus Short answer: Yes.

Long Answer:the only acceptable ZeroContextExample that I know of is AlliterativeName and the like. plus, the purpose of the trope is to educate us on what the tool originally was used on. your context actually is CaptainObvious level.

to add context to others:
Real Life
* Chain Sickles (Kusarigama) were originally well, handheld sickles weaponized by farmers by putting a [[EpicFlail weighted chain]] on one end. though by itself, it's already a viable weapon due to the japanese sickle's [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dagger_axe Dagger Axe-like]] shape.
* [[http://www.rkagb.com/weapons_sai.htm The Sai]] is '''NOT originally an agricultural tool''', ax it.
* DualTonfas were said to be originally handles from Millstones, a plausible improvisation from a heavy duty tool's part.
* Bo SimpleStaff were originally the [[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Tenbin stick]] used for carrying stuff, since they ''had'' to be pretty tough considering they're used to carry heavy weight. So they were plausible ImprovisedWeapon.
* [[FightingWithChucks Nunchaku]] were rumored to be originally tools for rice threshing; other theories claim it's just two sticks tied together and were used as clappers by the village Night watches for alerting townspeople; others claim it was a makeshift weapon used by peasants for whacking bad tax collectors.
* [[ProngsOfPoseidon Tridents]] and harpoons are used for fishing by stabbing fish. this makes them obvious ImprovisedWeapon for fishermen.