In contemporary sources one may find that "obuszek" evolved from "nadziak" by replacing the spike with more round shape (in fact "obuszek" means any blunt part of the weapon in Polish).
The obuszek replaced nadziak after the changes in law in 18th century when nadziak was banned from wearing as personal weapon by szlachta during the meetings because the blow with nadziak was quicker and more fatal then drawing the sword...during the political argument.
Later on obuszek evolved in longer form and served as the walking stick for "szlachcic".
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