Just bought a few of these in brass from Kult of Athena:
http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=...+Mace+Head

The one shown is in Cast Steel but I preferred the Brass ones to avoid rust as I'm planning on mounting first one as a walking stick head and keeping the other 3 I bought in reserve if I want to make other sticks or walking staffs using these mace heads.

These are not more than 1 pound and maybe an ounce or two more so they aren't so huge as to make a cane/walking stick head look too big or too heavy for practical use.

I mounted one already on an inch thick white oak aft and make the walking stick length a total of 41".

The aft came from a martial arts BO staff and the short piece left over can make a short mace aft.

I slightly modified the head by rounding the flanges on the socket side to make it smoother in the hand and to make it slightly less aggressive looking. Added a copper ferule i.e. copper 1" end cap from plumbing supply store and a rubber tip from the pharmacy and took it out for a stroll last night.

The wood is already very smooth but finishing it with daily applications of boiled linseed oil.

I like walking sticks and have been carrying one around for years as they are nice for those long 5 miles walks I take regularly and mostly because I like walking sticks and have a small collection of them that I cycle using from very very light ones like the Cold Steel Slim Stick and the City Stick as well as bought and DIY sticks like a nice one made out of a natural maple branch, bark removed and highly polished and oil finished.

http://www.coldsteel.com/slim-stick.html

Oh, the mace heads I ordered from KoA in Brass and Ryan let me know when they arrived but they haven't been put up on the site yet in the brass version: Great customer service from Ryan as usual and it's worth e-mailing him if one wants something and doesn't see it on the site as he can either special order it or at least let you know if he intends to stock it eventually. I'm a very loyal repeat customer when vendors make the purchasing or ordering as user friendly as possible and are so good at replying to e-mails in a timely manner, so I'm pleased to give him and Ko A a good plug here. ;) :lol:

Ive been eyeing these up for a while now and for the price you really cant beat them.
Now that I know they have brass too I may get a sttel one and brass one.
I was thinkinng the steel on would age nicely as a walking stick from the oils and salts from your hand and random use should keep the rust down.
Hmm more projects to add to the fire.

Yes these are nice and I think made by GDFB. I preferred the brass for low maintenance and in time it can acquire a nice patina as well.

For steel on a walking stick a touch of oil and a close look to remove any rust each time one takes the walking stick out for a stroll should keep it in good condition. Any rust could be removed easily although that does just make the steel bright again and not what you want if your goal is a nice aged look. An alternate is to cold blue and retouch should you need to polish out a bit of rust.

The weight for the walking stick is not excessive since the Cold Steel Walking Stick with the Pistol grip top ( No longer available I think ) actually is heavier or feels heavier in handling: This may be due to my stick using a 1" stick with no taper to it, so my stick might weight a little more but just feel less top heavy.

Oh, and these mace heads are intended to be early Viking or high Medieval mace heads that where of more modest size and weight than later maces that would be more specialized weapons for dealing with armour: Against maille clad or lightly protected foes these would do the job quite well and be faster in recovery than later maces being around half the weight on average. ( estimate/guess ).

Well now I have a project to work on haha

Jean,

How did you secure the head?

Yeah I saw those and was meaning to order a couple with the H/T swords I got on that insane sale...and then promptly forgot due to shiny sword effect :) .

Jean,

After seeing your thread on this, I ordered one. It just arrived today, and I'm in my evil laboratory, scheming about what to do with it.

Mwua-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-haaaaaaaaa!
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Stephen: Is that a Metropolis still I spy? :)
I must say, I'm a fan of early brass/bronze mace heads.

Anyone else notice that some glasses and a graying beard on Dr. Evil would look a lot like .. Jean? :lol: Maybe it's just me. ;)

Kidding aside, please share your walking stick results. Do you have photographs?

I love the KoA Mace head. I got the steel one because I like the rust. I've been thinking of getting a brass version as well, though. I love Kult of Athena because they are the only website (that I could find, at least) that carries a 12th century-style mace head and ships to the U.S. If anybody knows of a site that ships knobbed mace heads to the U.S., please tell me.

Here is my mace:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bullets4brains/6...hotostream

A closeup of the rawhide grip:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bullets4brains/6...hotostream

A closeup of the mace-head. To pin it onto the shaft, I hammered a nail into the socket, then cut the head off the nail and peened it down.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bullets4brains/6...hotostream

And another picture with the flash turned off.:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/bullets4brains/6...otostream/

if you want another example of a swedish, 9th century mace , manning imperial has one, this example was found at gotland
http://manningimperial.com/item.php?item_id=2...mp;c_id=37 its alot simpler, just a bronze ball with a very short cylender poking out of the top,

Neil: I have been to Tod's page, and that "Early Medieval Mace No. 3" is exactly the style I'm looking for. I didn't know he shipped to the U.S.

I can't believe I missed that contest! That's a great shaft too. I originally thought that if I ever get enough money to buy that mace I will only buy the head, but if the shaft looks that good I might as well get the whole thing. In for a penny, in for a pound.