Chinese mace

[koto]

Originally Posted by kronckew

i have seen bronze-age mace heads of just that knobbly form. a google search on 'bronze mace heads' is attached. note that a lot of such are modern reproductions (especially ebay) as in one shown roughly in the middle...

Most of them are Warring States period (475BC - 221BC) stuff, a couple New Stone Age.

Guys, the mace I posted was actually a hidden weapon of early Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) or maybe a bit earlier. It is called 'sleeve mace', i.e. a mace hidden in the loose sleeve for sudden attack. Not quite chevalier manner, isn't it? This one got a style of the northern nomadic minorities. There are longer and heavier maces used for battle, some are standard arms for the armies. They may smash helmets easily. I have a few and can share later.

Here is another sleeve mace of the early to middle Qing period. This one is more of the style of the Central Areas.