Ok I guess they can only loosely be considered a traditional weapon but they have become my latest interest or maybe I'm just going through my second childhood, but it seems I'm not alone. Slingshots aka. catapults to the Brits seem to be making a comeback, and while not as deadly as a sword they are a whole lot cheaper and a lot of fun.
http://talk.slingshots.com/forums/index.php
http://slingshotforum.com/
The first is a 40 yr old Victor 20 and the second is a natural fork I made myself.