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Post by seth on Apr 29, 2022 19:59:44 GMT
I thought I would share some mace comparisons. The bottom one is the new Cold Steel 6-flange Chinese mace. The middle is a Tod Cutler brass mace, and the top is a Lord of Battles 12-14 century mace head rehafted (the original handle did not survive testing). While I love swords, I also enjoy the instruments of bashing (perhaps I am a cleric at heart). I wanted to check out the new Cold Steel mace. As you can see, it is quite large. It weighs in just over 2.5 lbs. The LOB weighs 1.7 lbs, and the Tod Cutler weights just under 1 lb. Wielding the CS is like swinging a 2 lb dead blow hammer. Like most CS products, it is extremely sturdy. I haven't done any testing though. The head is huge, and I have no idea if it is historical in any way. I added the hockey tape because you will need a good grip to swing this. The Tod Cutler mace is very fast and deadly. It easily swings in one hand. The LOB mace head is quite nice. KOA has just the head on the site, but it has been backordered forever. AT $25 it's a good deal. LOB sells it hafted but the wood is sketchy. The head has a very rough cast look to it. It's advertised as carbon steel, but it really looks more like iron to me. I rehafted it with an oak dowl. My very scientific testing consists of finding fallen trees with dry branches and whacking them. The first handle didn't survive one blow. This has held up very well. It's easy to see why maces were popular weapons. Easier to make than swords, much cheaper, less skill required, and very effective. The Tod's is my favorite. Perhaps I will try one of his bronze maces in the future. One word of caution, the wood on mine shrank until the head slipped off. I live in a very dry climate so I re-attached it with a new, thicker wedge and some epoxy. So if you live in a dry climate, give it time to acclimate before swinging it around.
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Post by Lord Newport on Apr 29, 2022 20:08:01 GMT
My one mace...Iberian mace from Arms&Armor.
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Post by seth on Apr 29, 2022 20:27:40 GMT
My one mace...Iberian mace from Arms&Armor. That's a nice one!
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Apr 30, 2022 20:51:30 GMT
My one mace...Iberian mace from Arms&Armor. Years ago, I was able to purchase an Iberian mace from A&A in the rough state they receive them from the firm which does the casting for them. I combined it with a custom length of impact grade hickory from Purpleheart Armoury, a flat ended steel butt cap from Windlass Steelcrafts, a block of hickory (which I hand carved a handle from), and added cord wrapping and leather transition points where the handle and tip/butt cap attached to the hickory shaft. The wood was stained ebony, and the steel components were darkened with chemical bluing solution. It is without a doubt a nightmarishly effective bludgeoning implement, and could easily be overlooked.
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Post by Lord Newport on Apr 30, 2022 23:33:38 GMT
My one mace...Iberian mace from Arms&Armor. Years ago, I was able to purchase an Iberian mace from A&A in the rough state they receive them from the firm which does the casting for them. I combined it with a custom length of impact grade hickory from Purpleheart Armoury, a flat ended steel butt cap from Windlass Steelcrafts, a block of hickory (which I hand carved a handle from), and added cord wrapping and leather transition points where the handle and tip/butt cap attached to the hickory shaft. The wood was stained ebony, and the steel components were darkened with chemical bluing solution. It is without a doubt a nightmarishly effective bludgeoning implement, and could easily be overlooked. photos of said Blunt force trauma implement?
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Post by legacyofthesword on May 1, 2022 5:31:35 GMT
Years ago, I was able to purchase an Iberian mace from A&A in the rough state they receive them from the firm which does the casting for them. I combined it with a custom length of impact grade hickory from Purpleheart Armoury, a flat ended steel butt cap from Windlass Steelcrafts, a block of hickory (which I hand carved a handle from), and added cord wrapping and leather transition points where the handle and tip/butt cap attached to the hickory shaft. The wood was stained ebony, and the steel components were darkened with chemical bluing solution. It is without a doubt a nightmarishly effective bludgeoning implement, and could easily be overlooked. photos of said Blunt force trauma implement? Yes please!
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Post by Zen_Hydra on May 2, 2022 18:16:11 GMT
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Post by paulmuaddib on May 2, 2022 21:36:45 GMT
Looks great zen. Love the long staff also. Looks like it could do a lot of damage too. You’re kitted out, now you just need a good old fashioned medieval war to break out. Hope your doing well man.
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Post by legacyofthesword on May 2, 2022 21:46:44 GMT
Daaaamn. That's freaking sick. Thanks for the pics!
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Post by Zen_Hydra on May 2, 2022 22:09:07 GMT
Looks great zen. Love the long staff also. Looks like it could do a lot of damage too. You’re kitted out, now you just need a good old fashioned medieval war to break out. Hope your doing well man. Lol...My life is a slow-motion train wreck into a septic drain field, but at least, "Thomas Jefferson still survives."
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Post by Zen_Hydra on May 2, 2022 22:22:47 GMT
Daaaamn. That's freaking sick. Thanks for the pics! No problem. I'm happy to share. There is no part of that cane that turned out to be less-than-lethal. After getting it all assembled, I promptly realized that the dense hickory added enough mass that a linear strike with the butt would almost certainly penetrate a human skull, and the handle is essentially a tough wooden warhammer (with a stout steel mace head just beneath it). My Sun Wukong inspired staff is even more terrifying. Before finishing and painting it I smashed a bunch of bricks, cinder blocks, and concrete with the bronze mace head end caps, and it was all frighteningly easy. I feel like it is approaching the optimal length to rigid strength ratio for that grade of hickory.
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Post by Lord Newport on May 3, 2022 0:23:14 GMT
Looks great zen. Love the long staff also. Looks like it could do a lot of damage too. You’re kitted out, now you just need a good old fashioned medieval war to break out. Hope your doing well man. Lol...My life is a slow-motion train wreck into a septic drain field, but at least, "Thomas Jefferson still survives." I know EXACTLY how you feel right now. I hope it gets better for you...
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