A German peasant flail (Morgenstern) 17th/18th century. With wooden barrel-shaped head bound with iron bands, fitted with iron central spike and two rows of five shorter spikes set at angles to a further band of five spikes around the middle (one spike missing), and on an old pine haft, perhaps the original. Head cm. Overall length 222 cm. historic, historical, weapons, arms, weapon, arm, baronial, military, militaria, rapier, rapiers, sword, swords, melee weapon, melee weapons, thrusting, thrustings, baton, object, objects, stills, clipping, Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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