Authentic mace ???

Cotoroanta · 31st December 2023, 03:41 PM

Hello I need a little help to identify this mace if it is authentic and if it is how old it is and what country. Thank you in advance. The handle is wood only the up part is iron

Gavin Nugent · 1st January 2024, 04:27 AM

There are authentic aspects to it, from an overall perspective, this has been attached to a new shaft.

I suspect you'll find the spikes will unscrew as the cap to the top may also.

Whilst this has some really nice thick old flanges, and yes, it can function as a weapon, it's going to HURT/CRIPPLE someone, it is something I personally would box this in to curio and ceremony.

Had it not been repaired, I think there may have been some good hope for it with those flanges... others more versed in Indo Persian arms may chime in.

drac2k · 1st January 2024, 04:02 PM

I thought the same thing. If the cap on top unscrews, maybe you will get lucky and the spikes are attached to the sleeve that doesn't look original, and if it slides off, you can return it to its original configuration. Are those nails holding the sleeve on to the shaft? They do not appear to be old and this would also indicate a later modification.

serdar · 20th January 2024, 04:43 AM

Mace head is genuine to me, ottoman or polish, hungarian maybe.
Spikes are later add on from what period hard to tell.
And handle is from chair or some other house hold object, newer adition.
But nice mace head.

31st December 2023, 03:41 PM	#1
Cotoroanta Member Join Date: Dec 2023 Posts: 23	Authentic mace ??? Hello I need a little help to identify this mace if it is authentic and if it is how old it is and what country. Thank you in advance. The handle is wood only the up part is iron Attached Images

1st January 2024, 04:02 PM	#3
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,230	I thought the same thing. If the cap on top unscrews, maybe you will get lucky and the spikes are attached to the sleeve that doesn't look original, and if it slides off, you can return it to its original configuration. Are those nails holding the sleeve on to the shaft? They do not appear to be old and this would also indicate a later modification. Last edited by drac2k; 1st January 2024 at 04:06 PM. Reason: to add proper context

1st January 2024, 04:27 AM	#2
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	There are authentic aspects to it, from an overall perspective, this has been attached to a new shaft. I suspect you'll find the spikes will unscrew as the cap to the top may also. Whilst this has some really nice thick old flanges, and yes, it can function as a weapon, it's going to HURT/CRIPPLE someone, it is something I personally would box this in to curio and ceremony. Had it not been repaired, I think there may have been some good hope for it with those flanges... others more versed in Indo Persian arms may chime in.

20th January 2024, 04:43 AM	#4
serdar Member Join Date: Feb 2023 Posts: 56	Mace head is genuine to me, ottoman or polish, hungarian maybe. Spikes are later add on from what period hard to tell. And handle is from chair or some other house hold object, newer adition. But nice mace head.