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16th Century German Mace

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(7 customer reviews)

$139.95

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By the 15th Century, armor had become so well developed that it was almost impervious to a sword cut and even a thrust. In response warriors started using heavier blunt force weapons such as the mace. Capable of crushing plate armor, the mace was a popular weapon with knights and foot soldiers alike. The 16th Century German Mace has 8 flanges and is made of blakened steel with a leather wrapped grip.

Please Note: While all-steel maces are sturdy they are not indestructible. They were designed for striking targets softer and less dense than the mace – namely warriors wearing steel armor which was considerably thinner than the mace flanges. Bashing a steel mace onto concrete roads, dense trees and wood beams, cinder blocks, I-beams and other hard or dense targets may result in bending the steel mace, damaging its flanges or causing other damage.

7 reviews for 16th Century German Mace

  1. Doug

    Head is nice, hollow shaft not so much… The flanged head of this weapon is definitely wicked, but the hollow shaft was easily bent and dented with a few minor strikes to a 5 gallon bucket…

    Good display item.

  2. GJ

    Nice piece, could be stronger I agree with the other review posted. The head is nice, historically plausible, nice look to the piece overall. The haft is hollow (which is also fine and historically accurate) but the metal used is a bit thin. Thickening the shaft would of course increase weight as well, so it’s a tough balancing act.

  3. Robert Gray

    Definitely not battle ready As pointed out previously, the handle is hollow. Striking a relatively unyielding surface with this weapon will risk bending the weapon. I struck a piece of fire wood a few times single-handed with about 20-30% of my works-in-an-office, hasn’t-done-a-pushup-since-basic-training physical strength. This caused the shaft of the mace to bend just south of the head at approximately a 45° angle. It doesn’t take much, relatively speaking, to make this bend.

    Now, I was able to recover by taking my bent wookie to a gunsmith and having them cut the head off and weld a chain in between the shaft and the head. It works better as a flail (shaft is still kinda bendy, though!)

  4. Joshua

    I bought this item on a different website. The mace that I received was very well constructed and took abuse against oak tree stumps quite well. I’ve had no problems with bending or any other issues. I’d definitely recommend it.

  5. Joshua

    I bought this item on a different website. The mace that I received was very well constructed and took abuse against oak tree stumps quite well. I’ve had no problems with bending or any other issues. I’d recommend it.

  6. Joshua

    I bought mine on another website and have had no issues with it. I tested it out against an oak stump and had no damage or bending at all. I’d definitely recommend it.

  7. Joshua

    I bought this item on a different website. The mace that I received was very well constructed and took abuse against oak tree stumps quite well. I’ve had no problems with bending or any other issues. I’d easily recommend it.

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