If the maul had a spike at one end I can see that it could be quite an effective armour piercing weapon.Īnother use of the maul, which has occurred to me, might be to strike the flattened end of a ballock dagger, in a hammer and chisel fashion to penetrate the helmet of a disabled man-at-arms. I don't see how such a club could realistically be used to hammer in a stake and it looks to be way to long and cumbersome for an archer to lug about on the march. The image you supplied is of a spiked club which is something quite different to a maul. Posted: Thu 21 Jun, 2007 3:39 pm Post subject:įrances, from what I can find in a brief search the form of an archer's maul was of a wooden mallet bound with metal at both ends.
“In these modern times, many men are wounded for not having weapons or knowledge of their use.” It is described as being 'bound with lead' - I have seen it variously interpreted as a large mallett - literally with a large hammer-head and lead at each end, or as a long, think wooden pole with lead spikes in one end - sharpened (think cricket bet with nails in) or like lead balls set into the wood.Ĭonsidering the quantity ordered at this time, I would assume it was a useful weapon, and also for hammering stakes into the ground to hold a position - does anyone have a picture, or a more detailed description of one?ĭoes anyone have any modern replica interpretation pictures I could have a look at? Have a question regarding the lesser mentioned Maul (or mallet) of which at least 500 were commissioned by Henry VI (and Queen Margaret) for production in the mid-fifteenth century.
Posted: Thu 21 Jun, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject: Archer's Maul
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