A flanged or spiked iron head lashed to a wooden haft with leather and iron bindings, this is the common mace of footmen, fyrdsmen, and city guards. Lighter than its steel-handled cousin and easier to maintain, it nonetheless delivers bone-cracking force to crush shields and helm. The wood shaft flexes slightly on impact, distributing shock upward through the wielder’s arms.
Mace, Wood Handle
Flanged iron head on wooden shaft; footman and guard's bone-cracker.