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Originally Posted by Kubur

Well it might be a little bit wrong as a lot of Ottoman maces are winged maces.
Ottoman maces influenced Central european maces. They were very similar.
I suspect the turban like or ognion shaped like maces to be more for prestige than for war. I might be wrong... I wonder if they are heavy or not...



Here two threads on this topic that i found on the forum

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=ottoman+mace

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=ottoman+mace

Yes there was a lot of cultural exchange, especially with regards to weapons technology. I guess the Ottoman Empire was quite multi-ethnic and its army must have been quite a sight to behold on campaigns. The soldiers in the prints at the beginning of this thread look Mongol in appearance which may be a coincidence, but I think I read somewhere that Persia used Turkish warriors as mercenaries? I got to handle what was described as an 18thC probably Hungarian horseman's mace at an auction (see pic below). It looked more like a prestige object, but was heavy to hold and seemed to be made of solid bronze or brass. Interestingly, the shaft was bent as if it had indeed been used in anger. Many thanks for the links.