22nd April 2024, 08:26 PM | #1 |
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Swiss spiked wooden mace , morgenstern , how old ???
Hello dear members,
I collect this long wooden stick- mace in central Switzerland . Seems authentic not a late repro. Pretty huge model The shaft has been carved on a long stock, squared shape ( not 6 or 8 as I saw ) and a long forged spike , on the four sides, one lateral spike is missing and there are worm holes in ( to treat...) especially at the basis so I guess the shaft was longer before... It seems pretty old, but how can we date it ? I read that this kind of Morgenstern were peasant swiss weapons starting in 1600 and ending in circa 1900. |
22nd April 2024, 08:29 PM | #2 |
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Sorry,Better with some pictures
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24th April 2024, 07:33 PM | #3 |
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Hello,
Many views but no comment, I add what I found: The cousin of the morgenstern, I like the Holy Water sprinkler name ! This one said to be early 16th century, I like these basic brutal shape |
24th April 2024, 07:38 PM | #4 |
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For the xl size,
Here a comparison with my indonesian spear. Sure, not same use , not same people |
Today, 04:12 PM | #5 |
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Hello,
Looking through old posts, I found very little about Morgensterns and their wooden spiked cousins. I present here the Flemish cousin of the Morgenstern named Goedendag or Goedendac, Guten Tag - to say hello to the enemy or good dagger. Plus a sort of large stick with a spear at the end to counter horsemen and also variant with side point like wooden Morgensterns. existence since the 13th-14th century and a more massive and shorter handle |
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