These versatile close combat weapons were capable of inflicting significant injury to an armored knight. They relied on the user’s strength and weight of the weapon to deliver blunt force trauma to their target.
Maces were crucial in the fight against an armored knight. Cheap to make and simple to use, they were used as a close contact weapon both on foot and horseback. Capable of delivering deadly blows, these bludgeoning weapons were primarily used by foot soldiers.
War hammers were mostly used in the late Middle Ages, they were used against mounted opponents or used in close combat, depending on the length of the handle. The spiked end of a hammer could pierce armor as well as be used to grab the reins of the horse.
Museum Replicas offers a great selection of these versatile weapons of choice used in the hand-to-hand combat of the mounted knight.
