Persian and Ottoman maces

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by estcrh

Yes, this type had been described as being "Ottoman"...but is it? Descriptions can be wrong, if you look at Stones images of various maces you will see this image and description.

#21. Persia, all steel, head a grooved ball.

I think that is part of the problem... It would appear they both have almost identical terms for this weapon... thus they probably both used it ...Stone only mentions one in your picture as possibly Ottoman; he calls Asiatic Turkey. The comparison seems only to be Persian/Indian although I see China mentioned also.
The way they get around the description is to throw the lot in... Indo-Persian bozdogan / buzdygan mace (Ottoman or Persian)


Here's another..