The flail was originally an agricultural instrument used
for threshing grain. However, when impromptu use showed
how effective it was, it was quickly adopted as a weapon
of war. Soon the standard flail was replaced with flails
designed specifically for warfare.
The spiked flail was quite
popular, but soon someone got the idea of using two smaller
spiked balls with two chains, to increase its effectiveness.
The flail later came into wide
use during the Middle Ages throughout Medieval Europe
as a popular weapon of choice among knights and warriors.
The spiked ball heads and relatively light weight handle
made this an easy to use but highly effective weapon against
the enemy.
A formidable hand-to-hand combat
weapon in Medieval times, capable of smashing even the
heaviest plate armour when wielded by a mounted knight.
Our decorative version replicates the classic horseman's
flail featuring a pair of 2 inch diameter balls on a 15
inch leather strapped hardwood handle.
When fighting heavily armored
forces, the double ball flail was a fearsome weapon of
choice.
