Maces (bludgeons)

blunt weapon constituted of a long handled and a massive head to inflict traumatic injuries by striking

high military officer's ceremonial object, sometimes intricately decorated

blunt mace or club from India

thumb|Statue of Vishnu carrying the Kaumodaki in his lower left arm

thumb|right|160px|Pernachs, two of which are shestopyors (right) A pernach (, or , ) is a type of flanged mace originating in the 12th century in the region of Kievan Rus' and later widely used throughout Europe. The name comes from the Slavic word перо (pero) meaning feather, referring to a type of mace resembling an arrow with feathering. ==Uses against armour and mail== Among a variety of similar weapons developed in 12th-century Persian- and Turkic-dominated areas, the pernach became pre-eminent, being capable of penetrating plate armour and plate mail. ==Ceremonial uses== A pernach or she

enchanted talking mace in Sumerian mythology