Seven-Flanged Mace

c. 1540–50 Overall: 64.5 cm (25 3/8 in.); Head: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.) Source image
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The mace was primarily a weapon for mounted warriors in both actual combat and courtly contests. For this reason it was regarded as a knightly weapon. Arming oneself with a mace had gradually taken on significance among the nobility and commanding officers. It eventually came...

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