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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: osage outlaw on January 20, 2011, 03:00:07 pm

Title: War clubs
Post by: osage outlaw on January 20, 2011, 03:00:07 pm

Has anyone made or have pictures of some war clubs.  I was watching Last of the Mohicans the other day and the older guy was using a club that was shaped like a gun stock with a spike coming off of it.  I thought it would be fun to try and make something like that.

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: beetlebailey1977 on January 20, 2011, 04:01:34 pm

That is a gun stock style of war club.

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: half eye on January 20, 2011, 05:03:20 pm

Osage,
     Here's a couple different "gunstock" type clubs. The first is from Maine, the second is Miami (think thats about where Ohio and Illinois is now). The majority of Iriqouian and Algonquian clubs were of the "ball" headed type.
     Hope this helps ya some.
rich

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: medicinewheel on January 20, 2011, 06:26:38 pm

A friend is forging a blade for me right now to craft a replica as close as possible to that warclub Russel Means carried through LOTM. Found some measurements of it on the WWW.

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: osage outlaw on January 20, 2011, 06:32:00 pm

Those are awesome.  Thanks for the pics and info.  Does anyone have pictures of the ball type?

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: half eye on January 20, 2011, 06:48:20 pm

Here a couple of "ball" heads, these and the others I posted are from the Smithsonian's Museum of the American Indian FYI
rich

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: medicinewheel on January 20, 2011, 06:55:25 pm

Rich, could you post a link to those??

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: half eye on January 20, 2011, 10:49:28 pm

I can put a link on an email.....but do not know how to put it on a post for the site. Anyone willing to give me their email....I'll send them the link and they can post to the PA site......
rich

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: Postman on January 20, 2011, 11:17:53 pm

wow-that snakehead one is amazing. Thanks for sharing those!  I always wondered about the physics  / efficiencyof the really large bent gunstock in LOTM - great scenes, though.

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: Mechslasher on January 20, 2011, 11:37:47 pm

cold steel is making a replica of both the ball and gunstock war clubs.  they are suppose to be indestructible.  i was thinking about getting a set just to play with.  the gunstock club is a very efficient design for transferring energy, but it was originally invented to fool other hostile indians into believing the warrior carrying it really had a rifle.  the spike was suppose to shine to look like a frizzen on a flintlock.  at least this is what i've read about concerning the history of the gunstock war club.

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: medicinewheel on January 21, 2011, 12:36:24 am

halfeye just sent me the link, so here it is:

http://www.nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/peoplescultures.aspx

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: Michael C. on January 21, 2011, 01:16:35 am

How is the ball attached or is it one piece? I have been wanting to make one and I have a root end picked out just haven't figured the heavy bit out.

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: medicinewheel on January 21, 2011, 05:00:47 am

Those are all one piece.

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: Cromm on January 21, 2011, 08:31:10 am

Some very nice work there. Got me thinking.........

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: crooketarrow on January 21, 2011, 02:54:29 pm

   SWEETTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: medicinewheel on January 21, 2011, 05:53:13 pm

I made a war club and I really like it, but SWEET is the last word that comes to my mind when I see it...  ;D ;D ;D
It's posted in primitve skills section btw.

Title: Re: War clubs
Post by: Michael C. on January 21, 2011, 06:03:36 pm

That's pretty wild, I would think a few good head whacks and the ball would pop out on one like the bird head one.

Quote from: medicinewheel on January 21, 2011, 05:00:47 am

Those are all one piece.