The natural projectile weapon of the Negrito is the bow and arrow; that of the Malayan seems to be the blowgun - at present, however, largely replaced by the spear, though in some southern islands, especially in Paragua, it has held its own.
"The Bontoc Igorot"
Albert Ernest Jenks
Venusians, if his memory was right, had a sort of blowgun as a main weapon.
"Rip Foster in Ride the Gray Planet"
Harold Leland Goodwin
Those blowgun darts aren't going to hurt you as long as they're hitting steel.
"Despoilers of the Golden Empire"
Gordon Randall Garrett