Hello,

How did they used to attach the flanges on maces in Europe? Did they cut slots? Did they use rivets?

Could they be cast? Maybe then ground to finish? Just a passing thought.

Evenin folks

The mace flanges are usually keyed into a slot and sometmes copper brazed into place. Those that seem to be intregal to the shaft would have to have been forged or stock removal and neither is a particularly effiecent construction method. The small style of early mace head are forged but these consist of a limited number of spikes or slim flages that would have been cut or forged from a block.

The gothic style of flanged mace is almost always separate flanges added to a core shaft.

Best
Craig

Weren't some of the earlier maces found, circa 9-12th century, cast bronze? Though, IIRC, most of those were spiked or knobbed, rather than flanged. How would s smith go about forgewelding something like a mace?

Some flanged maces seem to have been made by "stock removal" The flanges aren't added, the hollows are cut away.