Unknown club (amazon and purple heart wood?)

[Roland_M]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

Looks a fine piece, congratulations. With that angular construction I would guess it comes from South America, maybe Northern Brazil ?

Thank you.
South America is also my guess. The club was bought by the grandfather of the previous owner in South America, at least he said.

The point of balance of the club is quite exactly in the middle, which leads to a massive forward balance. 1200 Grams and such a forward balance. It is hard to imagine, that this club was really used in combat. But when I cleaned it with sweet almond oil and carnauba + beeswax, the front half was much more "dirty" than the half with the handle. And I also know, that South American Indians has been extremely tough guys.

Roland