An outstanding example of this type of club exists in the Big Hole Museum in Montana. Owned by Yellow Wolf, a Nez Perce warrior, who used it to defend against a grizzly bear that ambushed him from willows beside a river one day. The club had a wrist lanyard for handiness, a 12" shaft and a smaller round stone covered in hide, with about a 1" flexing neck. He swung down sharply on the grizzly's skull, killing it instantly. He later was befriended by LV McWorter who wrote a book about him and the Nez Perce. Yellow Wolf spent 31 years in captivity after being caught, but never surrendered his warclub, which he kept under his robes. He said only a warrior should make such a club, and it could easily break a man's leg with a moderate tap.
Even though alot of people would necessarily call this a blackjack or a sap I would definantly say that with the way this weopon is designed it still posesses some of the properties that one would typically associate with either a sap or blackjack.
Yeah the threshing connection to European flail weapons is something I explore/theorize about in my book. Same connection is made in the Far East. It's interesting that Native Americans had these despite not having (as far as I know) agricultural flails as precursors.
Hans Talhoffer made fencing manuals in the 1400s which contain examples of flop head and flail weapons. A woman has a rock in the end of a cloth thing. Ive also put a rock in the end of my kung fu belt as a hidden weapon, They apparently were illegal to carry later in history. I make similar weapons for fun, Awesome video btw.
Even though its not exactly what somebody would necessarily call a black jack or a sap however with that I would agree that something like this with the strong rigid shaft and short flexible connection would make this weapon relatively nimble while at the same time still being devastatingly powerful.
I found a hematite ball about the size of a tennis ball an Indian Camp I hunted about 45 years ago I'm thinking this is what it was for I always thought that but I didn't know that they use those
The more beaded, the less intended for actual battle. Some have the striking surface completely covered and would obviously be more of an object of honor. A friend of mine who is Native American and a professor said that it could be a way of retiring an ancestor's weapon. Anyway, this one is decorated but not so much that I'd say not meant for use.
An outstanding example of this type of club exists in the Big Hole Museum in Montana. Owned by Yellow Wolf, a Nez Perce warrior, who used it to defend against a grizzly bear that ambushed him from willows beside a river one day. The club had a wrist lanyard for handiness, a 12" shaft and a smaller round stone covered in hide, with about a 1" flexing neck. He swung down sharply on the grizzly's skull, killing it instantly. He later was befriended by LV McWorter who wrote a book about him and the Nez Perce. Yellow Wolf spent 31 years in captivity after being caught, but never surrendered his warclub, which he kept under his robes. He said only a warrior should make such a club, and it could easily break a man's leg with a moderate tap.
Even though alot of people would necessarily call this a blackjack or a sap I would definantly say that with the way this weopon is designed it still posesses some of the properties that one would typically associate with either a sap or blackjack.
great video as always this reminds threshing devices that you saw in eastern Europe
Yeah the threshing connection to European flail weapons is something I explore/theorize about in my book. Same connection is made in the Far East. It's interesting that Native Americans had these despite not having (as far as I know) agricultural flails as precursors.
Object history I always wondered how those would work as weapons aside from suprise attacks
Hans Talhoffer made fencing manuals in the 1400s which contain examples of flop head and flail weapons. A woman has a rock in the end of a cloth thing. Ive also put a rock in the end of my kung fu belt as a hidden weapon, They apparently were illegal to carry later in history. I make similar weapons for fun, Awesome video btw.
Thank you. His manual and the others like it were a huge find for me in working on my book.
Even though its not exactly what somebody would necessarily call a black jack or a sap however with that I would agree that something like this with the strong rigid shaft and short flexible connection would make this weapon relatively nimble while at the same time still being devastatingly powerful.
I wondered about those perfectly round stones to big for sling were they used in michigan
Great video dude
Thanks!
I found a hematite ball about the size of a tennis ball an Indian Camp I hunted about 45 years ago I'm thinking this is what it was for I always thought that but I didn't know that they use those
Very interesting.
wouldn't the beads shatter or come off when you would hit somebody with it or are the beads so small that it wouldn't happen?
The more beaded, the less intended for actual battle. Some have the striking surface completely covered and would obviously be more of an object of honor. A friend of mine who is Native American and a professor said that it could be a way of retiring an ancestor's weapon. Anyway, this one is decorated but not so much that I'd say not meant for use.
It's similar to a flail!
Definitely. It's kind of the Native American equivalent really.
@@ObjectHistory So true
Usually made from bison tail.This one isn't.There is a (hard to find)pic of Sitting Bull holding one.
LOL, I've got a vid on the cow/bison tail variety coming up at some point. I saw one that I'm 'pretty sure' was made that way.
@Rusty G It does not alter the fact that such a photo exists.
is this their version of the medieval flail
Yes, I'd say so.
Absolutely, but there were other designs as well.