Flail, three linked bars, spiked end

Made:
1300-1600 in Europe
Steel flail, consisting of a handle

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Steel flail, consisting of a handle
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Steel flail, consisting of a handle, three linked bars and a spiked terminal, European, 14th to 16th centuries

Details

Category:
Wellcome (general)
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A125509
Materials:
steel
Measurements:
length 780 mm
handle: length 142 mm
link: length 131 mm
head: length 142 mm
handle, maximum: diameter 25 mm
type:
flails
credit:
Glendining

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