Flail with spiked iron ball

Flail with spiked iron ball

• The diameter of the metal ball is approx. 35mm
• 13 spikes with a length of approx. 25mm are welded onto the metal ball
• The spikes are hand-forged from mild steel
• The shaft is made of solid beech wood
• Shaft length approx. 50cm
• Chain length approx. 25cm
• Weight approx. 1.30 kg

The military flail or simply flail is a weapon commonly attributed to the Middle Ages but for which only a limited amount of historical evidence currently exists for most of this era. There is evidence for the long-handled flail as a weapon of war from Germany and Central Europe in the later Middle Ages. Typically, the weapon is depicted as one (or more) weights attached to a handle with a hinge or chain.