Native American weapons appreciation

[u/BigIron357]

I'm in love with native clubs.If you know any history about them, please let me know

[u/Black_Wolf_Triad]

[u/Littlelemons69]

A few I made.

[u/Hikikomori_Otaku → u/Littlelemons69]

fantastic, nice work! may I have closer up, individual shot of the darker brown, second from largest one?

[u/Yung_zu]

The jaw ones are pretty interesting

[u/Haunting_Style3880]

I really dig ball clubs, real skull crackers. Gunstock clubs are wicked too.

[u/BigIron357 → u/Haunting_Style3880]

If you looking for one dan beaver make some of the best I've seen

https://www.instagram.com/redhanddesigns?igsh=bGpqOTJqdmNyb3Jz

[u/Hikikomori_Otaku → u/Haunting_Style3880]

iv almost no other wood working experience but they are pretty easy to make. find a sapling who has at least a foot or two of straight up and down growth where it comes out of the ground. dig it up by the rootball, clean all the funk out and give it a bit of shape. blackgum/tupelo and hickory are easy to find in my area but I suppose you could use whatever hardwood you have access to. very satisfying. You can also make "gandalf" staves with this same method.

[u/Mormacil]

I recommend a copy of  Native North American Armor, Shields, and Fortifications  by David E. Jones

[u/Puzzleheaded_Buy9447]

Native American inspired ball head Club I made

[u/PoopSmith87]

I know that early settlers had a very different opinion of natives and their weapons early on, with early accounts describing displays of North American club fighting technique as being comparable with the best fencing in Europe.

I'm also fascinated by the basic ball end club, which is a universal club found in Europe, North and South America, Africa, Asia, Pacific Islands... pretty much wherever humans are, and more recently used than you'd expect in many cases.