A branch torn from a tree, a table leg wrenched from its frame, a length of roof-timber—whatever comes to hand in the moment of need. Unbalanced and crude, held because there is no other choice, it swings with desperation rather than skill. In a tavern brawl or sudden ambush it may suffice; on a true battlefield it is a widow-maker for the man who carries it.
Club, Improvised
Branch or timber wrenched to hand; widow-maker of necessity.