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francantolin · 22nd April 2024, 08:26 PM

Hello dear members,

I collect this long wooden stick- mace in central Switzerland .
Seems authentic not a late repro.
Pretty huge model
The shaft has been carved on a long stock, squared shape ( not 6 or 8 as I saw ) and a long forged spike , on the four sides, one lateral spike is missing and there are worm holes in ( to treat...) especially at the basis so I guess the shaft was longer before...

It seems pretty old, but how can we date it ?

I read that this kind of Morgenstern were peasant swiss weapons starting in 1600 and ending in circa 1900.

22nd April 2024, 08:26 PM	#1
francantolin Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 831	Swiss spiked wooden mace , morgenstern , how old ??? Hello dear members, I collect this long wooden stick- mace in central Switzerland . Seems authentic not a late repro. Pretty huge model The shaft has been carved on a long stock, squared shape ( not 6 or 8 as I saw ) and a long forged spike , on the four sides, one lateral spike is missing and there are worm holes in ( to treat...) especially at the basis so I guess the shaft was longer before... It seems pretty old, but how can we date it ? I read that this kind of Morgenstern were peasant swiss weapons starting in 1600 and ending in circa 1900.