#24 • 19th Century Indian Spiked Mace

Part of The Ray Howser Firearms Collection, 1931-2026 (timed auction by Lewis & Grant Auctions)

Starting at $150.00

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An imposing and classic representation of an Islamic and Hindu traditional shock weapon is this 19th-Century Indian Spiked Steel Mace (Gurz). While firearms and edged swords dominated 19th-century warfare, the crushing mace remained a revered, highly symbolic weapon of raw physical power across the Indian subcontinent. Carried by heavily armored elite cavalrymen, palace guards, and champion wrestlers of the Rajput and Maratha courts, the spiked Gurz was deliberately designed to shatter heavy mail armor, plate reinforcement, or wooden shields that could successfully deflect a standard sword blow 19th century India spiked mace, having a heavy spherical steel head with central spike, long slender shaft with knots for grip,