Full mace

[garryson]

I found a mediaeval mace yesterday.

 

[Admiral de Salee]

What a great thing to unearth! I had seen Trond's avatar pic and assume he's in the [Pop. 2] Mace Finder's Club.

I think the weapon most people call a Mace--a spiked ball on a chain attached to a handle--is called a Mace-and-Chain.
And a metal "dowel" striking part on a chain attached to a handle is called a Flail. Looks like nunchaku ("nunchucks"), only the handle is usually longer than the swung / striking part.

This (stating the obvious) is an unbelievably-rare find that makes me wonder if the whole weapon was dropped and the wooden handle 'went away', or if the head flew off as hammerheads often do--leaving the wielder "hitting someone with a stick" and then dying with a chagrined look on his face from the counterblow.

Thanks for all the excellent pics, and I hope you get a great deal of enjoyment (and maybe money) from this fine relic!

 

[relichunters]

Very nice, I believe it had a wooden handle.

 

[dgaughan]

got a headache just looking at it absolutely incredible find congrats

 

[HISPAN]

Good finds

 

[HolyDiver]

That mace is one of a kind. WTG

 

[MarkDz]

Amazing... I'm jealous

 

[crazyjarhead]

That is one nice relic completely intact

 

[obiwanmaui]

Man that is really cool

 

[spartacus53]

That mace is a nice little piece of history

 

[yo6oej]

awesome..great job with the medieval mace...congratulations

 

[Blak bart]

Wow....what a killer find.....its an old thread but dang thats incredible!!