When you buy a "Chinese mace" and end up with a "Duc René one..."

JBG163 · 8th October 2022, 09:51 PM

Dear all !
Funny story, that will end well however it turns out.
I bought some weeks ago a "Chinese wooden mace"... I was thinking it to be for training recruits, build strenght etc...
After talking with several people and researching it ... It turns out that wooden mace is European, depicted in two books : "Livre des tournois du Duc René I, ~circa 1460" and "Waffen Kunde, Boeheim 1890".
This is a joust/tournament mace, use in the 15th but also in the 19th, during several reenactment of this period (mostly belgium, germany and UK).
For now on, i didn't found any exemple to compare with. I asked several specialists if they were aware of exemple surviving.... None at this time.
It can be from 15th or 19th (probably and statistically the later), but it's still an awesome and funny find.
I will have it C tested if possible.

8th October 2022, 09:51 PM	#1
JBG163 Member Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: France Posts: 207	When you buy a "Chinese mace" and end up with a "Duc René one..." Dear all ! Funny story, that will end well however it turns out. I bought some weeks ago a "Chinese wooden mace"... I was thinking it to be for training recruits, build strenght etc... After talking with several people and researching it ... It turns out that wooden mace is European, depicted in two books : "Livre des tournois du Duc René I, ~circa 1460" and "Waffen Kunde, Boeheim 1890". This is a joust/tournament mace, use in the 15th but also in the 19th, during several reenactment of this period (mostly belgium, germany and UK). For now on, i didn't found any exemple to compare with. I asked several specialists if they were aware of exemple surviving.... None at this time. It can be from 15th or 19th (probably and statistically the later), but it's still an awesome and funny find. I will have it C tested if possible. Attached Images Last edited by JBG163; 8th October 2022 at 10:31 PM.