Deadly Medieval 30" Spiked Club | Bad-Ass Home Defense Equalizer | SOLID

Description

Medieval Spiked Club | Mace
30" Overall, 1.375" Long Stainless Steel Spikes x 20
Strong, Solid, Lethal!
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Back in stock about August 20. This version much better quality control,
a little longer (30" overall) and heavier, not as thick. I'll try to get a side-by- photo for comparison if I ever reorder the other style, item #
223030008854
Details:
Hardwood shaft, 1.5" diameter, with tape wrapped handle and ball at end for secure grip. The array of 20 1.375" (1-3/8") long stainless steel spikes are moderately sharp, securely fitted into metal cap of the business end.
Comments:
Rugged, as you expect with a weapon like this. Good construction. Very solid, even more so than the other spiked club and two metal maces I offer, but intended for 'soft' targets like home intruders or watermelons, not trees! Besides, the spikes would get stuck. The vinyl tape used to wrap the handle is so-so, I plan to re-wrap mine with cloth tape. Totally bad-ass though.
I don't think you'll be disappointed.
I do the photos and description myself and try to give you an idea of what this weapon is really like.
I'm collector and a weekend warrior, active in my local HEMA group and Renaissance Fair. I sell what I own and can recommend. See my Seller ratings and buy with confidence, plus I ship fast!
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Many types of maces were used in Medieval times. All differed in design and quality of workmanship
(see final image in listing)
, but had in common that they used a combination of blunt-force and puncture attack to kill, wound, or incapacitate the enemy.
There were well crafted military types utilized by professional soldiers and knights that were made by skilled weapon smiths, as well as the simpler type made with wood hand-cut by militia or common soldiers and then fitted with nails and spikes made by the local blacksmith, often reinforced by metal bands.
The mace is one of the earliest weapons. They first appeared in the Late Stone Age and were developed from the simple club by adding sharp spikes of flint or obsidian. They experienced a resurgence in Medieval times as swords proved ineffectual against improvements in armor, and they were in use as late as World War I in trench warfare, the British referred to them as a 'knobkerry'.