Does having a spring instead of a normal shaft on a mace offer any benefits? Does it allow you to hit harder? Like you can flick your wrist just right when swinging it so the head springs into the target?<tinyboard flag alt>

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Strelok 05/26/18 (Sat) 08:35:03 cbdffe No.582211

Does having a spring instead of a normal shaft on a mace offer any benefits? Does it allow you to hit harder? Like you can flick your wrist just right when swinging it so the head springs into the target?

Strelok 05/26/18 (Sat) 08:49:14 77e37b No.582212

You ever see someone do a drum roll?

Imagine that but with a mace on someones head.

Strelok 05/26/18 (Sat) 08:53:21 cbdffe No.582213

>>582212

I doubt a bunch of little taps would do much. I was thinking swing hard at the head and when the mace is about 6-8 inches from the head you'd flick your wrist and whip them with it.

Strelok 05/26/18 (Sat) 09:09:07 0ab487 No.582214

>>582213

But why not just have a regular mace and swing hard at the head and use the momentum you already have to bash their skull in?

Strelok 05/26/18 (Sat) 09:26:25 cbdffe No.582217

>>582214

Idk. I'm trying to figure out why spring maces were a thing. Maybe because it's pretty much impossible to break a spring

Strelok 05/26/18 (Sat) 10:13:59 7a8880 No.582219

>>582211

A spring adds no advantage.

The only this the spring does is expand when you swing the mace, which means that you have to swing it harder to get it to the same speed, since you are using some of the force you would otherwise use to accelerate the mace to expand the spring now.

However springs were an early method to produce a tube-like grip, which is significantly lighter than a full metal grip.

Strelok 05/26/18 (Sat) 10:18:46 76a846 No.582220

maybe the spring is capable of going around stuff like shields and blocking appendages similar to a flail?

Strelok 05/26/18 (Sat) 12:08:28 5a531a No.582228

>Does having a spring instead of a normal shaft on a mace offer any benefits?

Reduced back shock. When you hit something too hard to yield (not meat) you can have shock travel down a rigid handle and wreck your hand. A spring would reduce that.

>Does it allow you to hit harder?

If anything it reduces hitting power and maneuverability.

Strelok 05/26/18 (Sat) 14:58:57 5a531a No.582252

>>582249

Blackjacks aren't designed to kill, you may be misinterpreting the "effect" they're designed to be effective for.

Their shape and fine lead dust is designed to spread out the impact, so it doesn't break skin or bones. It just transfers a shockwave that causes pain, or if on the head an instant concussion which makes prisoners easy to handle.

Strelok 05/26/18 (Sat) 19:20:12 5919e7 No.582302

>>582257

Get a ball peen hammer, use the rounded end. Much smaller point of contact so much more force at that point.

Strelok 05/26/18 (Sat) 20:31:20 5a531a No.582318

>>582257

>>582302

please don't kill anyone without wiping your browser history first.

Strelok 05/26/18 (Sat) 21:05:58 661a16 No.582327

>>582211

I think its because as you swing the mace the spring would stretch out, giving you more reach.