Ropes are usually rigged using bolts, slings, and carabiners. In such cases, climbers use knotted slings and ropes for climbing protection. They used bows and arrows, slings and stone axes. Other offensive weapons used were bows, maces, axes, slings and javelins. He painted them lying on his back in rope slings. They wielded spears, clubs, harpoons, bows and slings. In ancient warfare, skirmishers typically carried bows, javelins, slings, and sometimes light shields. Skirmishers acting as light infantry carried either slings or javelins. Some undergarments such as corselettes or girdles may come with suspender slings attached. Some variants come with bipods, slings and other accessories. Eumenes then decided to fire all his arrows, slings and javelins at the elephants. Some spearguns use slings (or rubber loops) to propel the spear. Some fishing spears use slings (or rubber loops) to propel the spear. Early war was influenced by the development of bows, maces, and slings. The Sumerian warrior was equipped with spears, maces, swords, clubs and slings.