mace

There is no end to the multitude of close combat weapons, from swords to spears, scythes, pikes, maces, glaives, flails, partisans, and hundreds more. Often designed to inflict the greatest damage possible, historical combat weapons are both terrifying and impressive. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"101222","attributes":{"alt":"Chinese steel weapon, c. 18th century (Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain)","class":"media-image","height":"437","style":"width: 610px; height: 437px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Chinese steel weapon, c. 18th century ( Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain) [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"101223","attributes":{"alt":"Italian fauchard, c. 1525 AD. This is a weapon developed from an agricultural tool, the pruning hook, with which a farmer would lop off unwanted branches on his fruit tress. It was particularly popular in western European countries (Metropolitan Museum of Art / Public Domain)","class":"media-image","height":"205","style":"width: 610px; height: 205px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Italian fauchard