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laEspadaAncha · 24th August 2010, 09:10 PM

Please pardon the poor pictures, but here's my own example, an Indian (16th-17th C.?) flanged mace measuring +/- 31.5 inches / 80 cm in length. There are still traces of gold koftgari on a couple of the 22 flanges, and several of them are bent, presumably from use. Note the one that appears to have split (delaminated?) in the 3rd photo below... the diameter of the shaft is thin (relative to the length), but the rings provide for a good purchase. A cavalry mace, maybe?

24th August 2010, 09:10 PM	#5
laEspadaAncha Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 608	Please pardon the poor pictures, but here's my own example, an Indian (16th-17th C.?) flanged mace measuring +/- 31.5 inches / 80 cm in length. There are still traces of gold koftgari on a couple of the 22 flanges, and several of them are bent, presumably from use. Note the one that appears to have split (delaminated?) in the 3rd photo below... the diameter of the shaft is thin (relative to the length), but the rings provide for a good purchase. A cavalry mace, maybe?