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francantolin 14th November 2024 06:41 PM

Heavy steel mace
 
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So, always poking around,

I have just picked up this pretty
heavy mace,
large model, 71 cm long.
Besides its size, it's heavier than conventional weapon masses 2 kg 400 grams but proportionally to its size it's not bad.
It's probably a replica but it's not a cast iron model but a well forged one and the inside of the tube sounds hollow, it sounds good, good steel.
It seems rudimentary but well made.

After researches, I found old european maces,
certainly small, less than 60 cm long but similar to this one..
I don't see any red/copper solder near the fins as is often suggested
and I know that on a battlefield weight rhymes with slowness and fatigue and therefore lethality but ....
Could this be a large version of a medieval period model (to be handled on the ground with one/two hands)
or something more/very recent....

Marius66 16th November 2024 06:23 PM

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Hello,

Found these pics from a weapon book


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