Swiss spiked wooden mace , morgenstern , how old ???

[francantolin]

Hello,
Thank you M. Eley and Victrix for your comment,
these wooden models were peasant weapons as already said, often created with agricultural tools.
of an era where the peasants' testimony which was not trained to use more complex weapons did not have the money to buy them and often havent't the right to have them at home. They have developpeded these weapons, formidable and effective in defending themselves from attackers because they were often left to their own devices. like the Chinese peasants or Japanese on the island of Okinawa who, prohibited from having bladed weapons, learned to use sickles and other agricultural tools, Subsequently becoming weapons commonly used in martial arts

[M ELEY]

Exactly. I was thinking along those lines as well when it came to so-called 'peasant' weapons made from farm implements. I remember reading that the bian or jin was such an item used for lifting hay bails, but excellent as a cudgel/deflecting weapon. I love your morning star and would love to have one of these. Now if I can only rationalize what they have to do with pirates/maritime use?

[Akanthus]

Here some examples taken from " Europäische Hieb und Stichwaffen " from Müller Kölling Platow.All very simple and easy to produce but certainly very effective.

[francantolin]

Thank's a lot M. Eley and Akanthus for your messages and informations !
I will try to get the book , it seems well made and interesting ( + 300 pages ) I saw they are available on EBay,
I'll try to find one not with a faire price 😅🙂

On what I saw on the pictures and descrpition,
I thinkn I can say mine is 17th-18th century.
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