Medieval Spiked Mace- 29"

Medieval Spiked Mace – 29" Wooden Shaft with Stainless Steel Spikes

Add a distinctive medieval mace to your collection with this 29-inch design from Battling Blades. Featuring a wooden shaft, a black cylindrical head, and rows of stainless steel spikes, this spiked mace brings together contrasting materials and a recognizable historical silhouette. The exposed wood grain gives the shaft a warm appearance, while the black head and bright metal points draw attention to the mace’s defining feature.

Inspired by the spiked clubs and shafted weapons associated with medieval Europe, this piece offers collectors another side of historical weapon design. Its elongated head, straight wooden shaft, and wrapped handle create a different visual presence alongside swords, axes, and shields. Whether displayed individually or incorporated into a larger collection, it adds shape, texture, and variety.

The overall length is 29 inches, making the dimensions straightforward to consider when planning your display. A black wrapped grip complements the head, and an attached wrist cord completes the handle.

Stainless steel spikes define the design. Arranged around the black cylindrical head, the spikes create the pronounced outline associated with a spiked mace or medieval war club. Their bright finish contrasts with the dark surface beneath them, highlighting the individual points and the length of the head.

The wooden shaft forms a continuous visual connection between the head and handle. Its visible grain contrasts with the regular arrangement of the spikes and the overlapping pattern of the grip wrapping. These details give the piece interest both as a complete display and when viewed closely.

At the base, the black wrapped handle introduces another texture. A small exposed wooden end and black wrist cord finish the design without elaborate ornamentation, keeping attention on the wood, dark head, and stainless steel spikes.

The history of the medieval mace begins with a much older weapon tradition. Clubs and maces appeared long before the Middle Ages, with historical examples incorporating stone or metal heads and wooden or metal shafts. Across different periods and regions, makers developed rounded heads, projecting knobs, and flanges. The medieval mace belongs to this wider history of weapons built around a shaft and a substantial head. Historical overview of maces.

By the later Middle Ages, the mace had a place alongside other military arms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art describes a surviving late-15th-century steel mace as a horseman’s weapon carried together with a sword or other equipment. Its short head has triangular flanges, representing a Western European style found from approximately the middle of the 15th century into the early 16th century. This surviving example illustrates how a battle mace could have a carefully developed form of its own. The Met’s late-medieval mace.

Spiked clubs followed a related tradition. The morning star weapon, known in German as the Morgenstern, is associated with a spiked head attached to a shaft. Historical examples varied considerably in size and construction, and many surviving versions have long wooden shafts. The Royal Armouries also catalogs a 16th-century weapon called a “holy water sprinkler,” identified as a morning star. These historical forms provide context for the projecting spikes and wooden shaft seen in modern medieval-inspired designs. Morning star history, Royal Armouries collection.

This 29-inch model interprets that spiked-club appearance through its cylindrical black head, stainless steel spikes, exposed wooden shaft, and wrapped grip. Its appeal lies in bringing those recognizable features together in a modern collectible.

Understanding the different mace styles adds context to a collection. A flanged mace has raised ribs or plates projecting from its head. A spiked mace has individual points. “Morning star mace” is a related term collectors encounter when exploring historical spiked weapons, although surviving examples differ in their proportions and construction. This product’s elongated head gives it the appearance of a spiked war club.

A flail has a different arrangement: its striking component is connected to the handle through a flexible connection, commonly a chain. This mace has its head mounted directly on the wooden shaft. That distinction is useful when comparing a mace, morning star, and flail. Morning star and flail terminology.

For collectors building a broader display of medieval weapons, this piece introduces a prominent spiked silhouette. Pair it visually with medieval swords, or include it in an arrangement with axes and shields. The combination can show the variety of forms associated with historical arms while giving each piece its own place in the display.

For someone comparing a medieval mace for sale, the defining details here are clear: a 29-inch overall length, stainless steel spikes, a wooden shaft, a black wrapped grip, and an attached wrist cord. Together, they create a distinctive addition for collectors interested in medieval styling and the history of shafted weapons.

How long is this medieval mace?
The overall length is 29 inches, equivalent to approximately 73.7 centimeters.

What are the spikes made from?
The spikes are stainless steel. They project from the black cylindrical head and provide the bright metal contrast visible in the product photographs.

Does this mace have a wooden handle?
It has a wooden shaft with a black wrapped grip at the handle end. A wrist cord is attached at the base.

What type of mace weapon is this?
This is a medieval-style spiked mace with an elongated cylindrical head. Its projecting points and wooden shaft also give it the appearance of a medieval war club.

Is this an antique or a modern design?
This is a modern, medieval-inspired design. The historical background describes the weapon traditions associated with its appearance.

What makes it different from the other pieces in a sword collection?
The cylindrical head and rows of spikes introduce a different outline from a sword blade or axe head. Its combination of exposed wood, black wrapping, and bright stainless steel points adds visual variety to a historical weapons display.

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