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[Rental prices below are for the first 30 days.]

    H99 - SPIKED CLUB - It’s amazing to find the same basic weapon used throughout history. During WWI soldiers made their own as the best weapon to use in trench warfare. Medieval soldiers called them "holy-water sprinklers" because of the charming visual effect after striking an enemy helmet. A whimsical group, they. [$10.00]

    H98 - WAR CLUB - A spiked club can get stuck in the clothing and flesh of your opponent. But a studded club works well in breaking bones, even those protected by armour. [$7.50]

 

    H81 – BILLY CLUB – common large city police tool for the last 200 years. [$3.00]

    H82 – SIDE-BAR NIGHT STICK - modern police standard patrol use. [$4.00]

 

    H83 – RIOT CONTROL TRUNCHEON - modern police issue, steel rod within a rubber casing. [$7.20]

 

    Z39 – CAPTAIN’S HOOK - this fully fight-worthy weapon is made from the strongest steel available. As shown – [$15.00]

    H75 - COMBAT MACE - We tried to make it as light as possible, but good arm strength is still needed for best control. [$22.50]

 

    H73 - MORNING STAR MACE – (shown single and double) is technically a flail, and combined the best attributes of both weapons. Very difficult to defend against, it also is hard to control, and can bounce back and knock out the user. Do not use for stage combat. Costume only [$9.00]

 

 

    H71 - COMBAT GRADE FLAIL-MACE - all-steel construction, designed for actual use, although you’re nuts if you try. Stage combat is the art of creating the appearance of violence yet maintaining the safety of all concerned. That’s impossible to do with any flail-mace, including these. [$19.00]

If this item is to be used for stage combat (which we do not advise) please keep the following in mind:

 

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     An accidental strike to a limb can cause it to snap like a twig.

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     An accidental strike to the torso can shatter ribs.

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     An accidental strike to the head can cause a concussion or even death.

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     An accidental strike can happen to your partner during the swing or to yourself on the bounce-back.

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     The chain can break at any time, sending the mace head out to audience.

 

    This is the most dangerous object that can be used for stage combat. No ax or sword is as potentially instantly lethal as is the flail-mace. In addition to all of the other warnings we have included, we expressly consider the flail-mace to be inherently dangerous even if used with extreme caution. Standard stage combat techniques cannot make the item safe.

 

   H43 - CAT'O'NINE TAILS  - we carry these flails with either leather straps or felt (should you need to simulate a flogging).  [$6.67]

    H46 - LIVESTOCK SLAP – not only used to drive oxen, but also an effective substitute for the standard horsewhip. [$4.00]

    H45 - RIDING CROP – a strong, thin, flexible rod wrapped in leather.  [$7.00]

    H41 - WHIP – here’s a good rule of thumb: if you are renting a whip, it means you don’t own one, which means you don’t know how to use one, which means that you are going to hurt yourself if you try to crack the whip. Please don’t. [A whip "cracks" when the end goes faster than the speed of sound. It comes back at your face pretty fast, too.]    12 foot - $19.00; 6 foot - $14.00

 

    H10 - CROWBAR - but unlike a real crow, this is hollow for ease of use, yet made of steel so it sounds right in a fight.  [$19.00]

 

    H11 - SLEDGEHAMMER – A hollow-headed replica for safer stage combat. Made of steel with a hickory handle. [We actually had to use this to drive stakes into hardened earth at an outdoor theatre site. Very strong.] [$19.00]

 

   

 

 

 

 

H93 - ALL-STEEL WAR HAMMER - perhaps the most versatile weapon in medieval warfare, the hammer could dent even thick helmet steel, leaving a permanent wedge digging into the opponent’s head, arm or chest, while the spike end could puncture chain mail with ease. Fully fight worthy but be careful. Accidental contact from a swinging war hammer can cause grievous injury. [$22.00]

 

 

 

    H91 – IMPALING SPIKE – no armor could stop it, but it did tend to get stuck in the victim. [$12.00]

 

    H14 - PICK-AX - Hollow head on this rustic tool makes it easy for any actor to handle, and yet it is strong enough to actually break ground. [$19.00]

 

    H12 - FIRE-AX - Another hollow-headed replica. The steel head (8" across) is mounted on a two-handed hickory shaft, but the entire prop weighs only 27 ounces. 28" overall length [$17.00]

 

    X10 - IMHOTEP - I’m not going to go into too much detail on these axes, as most are merely variations on a basic theme. This one fits the look of the early cultures of the Middle East. [$18.00]

 

    X08 – BASIC – most of our axes are made of a single sheet of steel, but this simple version is made of two, so it has visual thickness but is still light enough for stage combat purposes. 7 1/2 " from point to point  [$18.00]

 

    X00 - FANTASY BEHEADING AX - huge blade (23 inches from point to point) works best on a three foot handle. Perfect for The Actor’s Nightmare or The Three Musketeers. [$25.00]

    X03 - FALCONBRIDGE - perhaps the most recognizable of the early medieval axes. [$18.00]

 

    X01 - MEDIEVAL AXE - shown with a 54" shaft. [$18.00]

    X04 - SPIKED AX - stainless steel head and shaft, single-hand, fully fight worthy. [$10.80]

 

 

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