WELCOME TO THE FORUM
I COLLECT CLUBS SO IT IS IN THE SAME CATAGORY AND THE GRANDFATHER OF THE MACE. I HAVE LITTLE KNOWLEGE OF THE MACE. I CONSIDER THOSE WITH WOOD, STONE OR BONE TO BE CLUBS PERHAPS THEY BECOME A MACE WITH THE INVENTION OF A METAL HEAD FOR STRIKING?. THAT IS MY WAY OF SEPARATING THE TWO I MAY BE RIGHT OR WRONG
THE CLUB OR MACE OFTEN BECOMES A SYMBOL OF ATHORITY OR A STANDARD FOR THE TRIBE RATHER THAN A WEAPON SINCE TRIBAL TIMES UNTIL THE PRESENT. YOU SHOW THREE VERY NICE EXAMPLES OF THE FLANGED MACE AS WELL AS SOME HORSETAIL STANDARDS. I AM NOT SURE THE STANDARDS EVOLVED FROM WAR CLUBS AS THE MACE DID. I SUSPECT THE LONGER ONES EVOLVED FROM SPEARS OR LANCES WHICH THEY MORE CLOSELY RESEMBLE. THATS JUST MY TWO CENTS WORTH AS I HAVE VERY LITTLE KNOWLEGE IN THE FEILD. PERHAPS YOU CAN ENLIGHTEN ME
AFTER ALL THAT IS WHAT THE FORUM IS ALL ABOUT.
UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NO MACES BUT WILL SHARE A FEW PICTURES.
5. SEPTER, HAPSBURGS, AUSTRIA WITH NARWHAL HANDLE.
4. GERMAN IRON MACE
3. 5.1 CM GERMAN BRONZE MACE
2. 3X7CM. EUROPEAN BRONZE MACE
1. TWO VICUS BRONZE MACES
6. 4 INCH DIAMETER VICUS BRONZE MACE
THE VICUS MACES ARE FROM PRE COLUMBIAN TIMES IN SOUTH AMERICA. MACES WERE EVIDENTLY WIDELY USED THERE THOUGH MOST ARE STONE.