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GBH · 08-26-2003, 07:23 PM

Any fans? I think those are just about the coolest things in the world. I'm also partial to axes. Is it just me?

Fire · 08-26-2003, 07:41 PM

I sell all varieties of ancient weapons- flails, axes, swords, ect- I have found that nomenclature is very nonstandardized- different arms books and museums will call the same thing different names- For example I have heard a flail of the type that i refer to as a morningstar flail ( spiked ball on a chain attached to a stick) called that, as well seeing it refered to as a spiked flail, mace and chain, ball and chain flail, ect... we build a few in house and it seems that the length of the chain greatly affects controll of the weapon- either realy short or realy long seems the best choice.....

krazykemist · 08-26-2003, 09:42 PM

Great weapons. I've made a few different styles made out of hardwoods. Looking forward to this semester when the foundry will be back open in the IT building at school.
I hope to get a few handles, spikes and tools made.

Lebell · 08-26-2003, 10:47 PM

I've got a flail in a box somewhere.

Not a wall hanger either, I had a friend replace the crappy eye hook with a decent one and I tried to break it on a telephone post w/o success.

Anyway, after mistakenly calling it a morning star for many years, I learned that any weapon where the hitting body is separated by a chain or cord can properly be called a flail, (originally a farm implement).

Moonduck · 08-27-2003, 07:15 AM

Excellent weapons, if tough to learn. The SCA does not allow Flail use as they've not found a safe way to make a mock-up flail that won't cause injury. Even a tennis ball on a thick cord has been known to knock a man in plate unconscious. While I'm not in the SCA, I would tak ethis as testament to the efficacy of the overall design.

xenophobe · 09-02-2003, 06:19 PM

To add to that, I'll observe that flailing weapons are illegal to carry in most locations... yet absurdly easy to improvise. The striking force of the shaft of a nunchuka is often greater than that of a pistol round (compared in ft/lbs).

Darkblack · 09-03-2003, 12:23 PM

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Originally posted by xenophobe
The striking force of the shaft of a nunchuka is often greater than that of a pistol round (compared in ft/lbs).

I can agree to this. I am by no means an expert with them but I can shatter cinderblocks, poke holes in soda cans, snap 2x4s, and much more.

It is all in the wrist!

picardcaptain · 09-06-2003, 08:34 PM

I saw some shows on the history channel that suggest they are very tiring to use. They have to be moving constantly or you are pretty much dead. I'm sure they would be very intimidating though.

08-26-2003, 07:23 PM	#1 (permalink)
GBH Upright Location: Hahaha .	Flails... Any fans? I think those are just about the coolest things in the world. I'm also partial to axes. Is it just me?

08-26-2003, 07:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Fire Warrior Smith Location: missouri	I sell all varieties of ancient weapons- flails, axes, swords, ect- I have found that nomenclature is very nonstandardized- different arms books and museums will call the same thing different names- For example I have heard a flail of the type that i refer to as a morningstar flail ( spiked ball on a chain attached to a stick) called that, as well seeing it refered to as a spiked flail, mace and chain, ball and chain flail, ect... we build a few in house and it seems that the length of the chain greatly affects controll of the weapon- either realy short or realy long seems the best choice..... __________________ Thought the harder, Heart the bolder, Mood the more as our might lessens

08-26-2003, 09:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
krazykemist Psycho Location: New Orleans	Great weapons. I've made a few different styles made out of hardwoods. Looking forward to this semester when the foundry will be back open in the IT building at school. I hope to get a few handles, spikes and tools made. __________________ "Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself." -- Tolstoy

08-26-2003, 10:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lebell Cracking the Whip Location: Sexymama's arms...	I've got a flail in a box somewhere. Not a wall hanger either, I had a friend replace the crappy eye hook with a decent one and I tried to break it on a telephone post w/o success. Anyway, after mistakenly calling it a morning star for many years, I learned that any weapon where the hitting body is separated by a chain or cord can properly be called a flail, (originally a farm implement). __________________ "Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end, for they do so with the approval of their own conscience." – C. S. Lewis The ONLY sponsors we have are YOU! Please Donate!

09-02-2003, 06:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
xenophobe Upright Location: Detroit	To add to that, I'll observe that flailing weapons are illegal to carry in most locations... yet absurdly easy to improvise. The striking force of the shaft of a nunchuka is often greater than that of a pistol round (compared in ft/lbs). __________________ Time for a little genetic weeding... - Cassidy, 'Fallout II'

08-27-2003, 07:15 AM	#5 (permalink)
Moonduck Junkie Location: SE USA	Excellent weapons, if tough to learn. The SCA does not allow Flail use as they've not found a safe way to make a mock-up flail that won't cause injury. Even a tennis ball on a thick cord has been known to knock a man in plate unconscious. While I'm not in the SCA, I would tak ethis as testament to the efficacy of the overall design.

09-06-2003, 08:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
picardcaptain Upright	I saw some shows on the history channel that suggest they are very tiring to use. They have to be moving constantly or you are pretty much dead. I'm sure they would be very intimidating though.