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The medieval war flail was a shorter weapon — a wooden shaft connected by a chain, rope, or leather strap to one or more striking heads. It originated during the Crusades from the threshing flail. Because the steel ball hung from a chain, it was highly effective against shield-bearing enemies. Variants of this weapon — sometimes smooth, sometimes spiked — spread from Eastern Europe westward from the 10th century onward. Illustrations from the 15th to 17th centuries show both large, two-handed flails and shorter, one-handed versions. Notable depictions appear in the painting Battle of Orsha (1520–1534), in The Travels of Marco Polo (c. 1410), and in the military treatise Bellifortis (c. 1450).
This flail features a 32 cm handle and two steel balls.
This item cannot be sold to Belgium due to Belgian weapons legislation.
