Rifle mace
| Rifle mace | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Club |
| Designations: | Gunstock War Club |
| Use: | Weapon, professional weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
North America , ethnic groups of the Osage , Sioux , Chippewa , Huron , Iowa |
| Distribution: | North America |
| Handle: | Wood, brass nails, paint |
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The rifle club (Gunstock Club) is a striking weapon used by the Indians of North America .
description
The rifle mace is made of wood and has an inserted, double-edged blade. The stock is made similar to a rifle stock, hence the name. The booklet is made round to oval. The shaft becomes wider towards the impact head. On the outwardly curved side, a simple, double-edged dagger or chopping blade is attached to the shaft. The shaft is decorated with the round heads of brass nails (see picture info box). The club is usually painted in color and decorated with symbols and patterns. Rifle stock clubs come in different versions. It is used by ethnic groups from the southern to the eastern Great Plains (including Osage , Sioux , Chippewa , Huron , Iowa ). The Indians of the northern Plains prefer thicker and heavier specimens, while the Indians of the Midwest prefer longer and thinner ones. Experts attribute the shape of the shaft to the appearance of the first firearms in the 16th and 17th centuries.
See also
Individual evidence
literature
- Time-Life Books, The Way of the Warrior. The American Indians , Time-Life Books, 1993, ISBN 978-0-8094-9417-0
- Jonathan CH King, Christian F. Feest , Three centuries of Woodlands Indian art: a collection of essays, Volume 3 of European review of Native American studies monographs , Verlag ZKF Publishers, 2007, ISBN 978-3-9811620-0-4
- Glenn Markoe, Robert Hull Fleming Museum, Raymond J. DeMallie, Royal B. Hassrick, Vestiges of a proud nation: the Ogden B. Read Northern Plains Indian collection , Robert Hull Fleming Museum, 1986, ISBN 978-0-934658-01 -0
- Lar Hothem, American Indian axes and related stone artifacts , Collector Books Verlag, 1989, ISBN 978-0-89145-394-9
