An ancient weapon, Maces are blunt pole arms that evolved from a simple club. With a haft and a metal ball at one end, these even had spikes sharp enough to pierce & tear the flesh. The initial forms just had plain balls. The shape of the ball and spikes depict the era of the mace. At times the ball represented faces or skulls. The haft was generally wooden covered with leather or metal wire.

Mace was a symbol of royalty and justice is one of the most ancient weapons which was used even till World War I. An effective weapon in close combat, it could even smash through armors. Apart from being used by the soldiers, it was mounted as well on foot warriors.

Though maces are weapons, Scottish maces are musical instruments. Available in varied shapes, they were not generally spiked. The hafts had a chain winding that had to be adjusted for use. They were the instruments of war time music and are still used for the purpose.

Now, used mainly for decorative purposes, maces are perfect symbol of ancient military weaponry. Materials used mostly for their production were stone, copper, bronze, iron, steel.

Whereas the design part is concerned, these maces would come in distinct & interesting designs. Such as the ones used by soldiers on foot were about two to three feet in length, while the ones used by cavalrymen were longer in length & displayed designs perfect for blows from horseback.

Maces are manufactured by all weapon manufacturers of India which even including the Scottish mace.