There were many kinds of weapons in ancient times, such as swords, guns, sticks and so on. Some of them are small, such as the dragon beard machete; There are also some heavy weapons, such as mace. Mace is a kind of strike weapon, which has a long history, depending on what users do with it. The original mace evolved from weapons such as sticks. The mace head is an oval hammer, and the hammer surface is covered with iron thorns. The handle of the walking stick is where the hand holds it. Hardwood is generally used here, with a length of about two meters. The drill at the end of mace is made of iron with spikes below, which can not only protect the end of mace from being broken, but also be used as a weapon to attack the enemy or stand on the ground.
Mace was not used in the army before the Song Dynasty. After the Song Dynasty, some users appeared, mostly hitting weapons such as "bone flowers" and "knocking sticks", which were also introduced to the Central Plains by northern ethnic minorities. There are many kinds of maces in ancient China, and their usage methods are basically similar, such as chopping, smashing, covering, punching and swinging.
In the ancient army, mace was generally used by cavalry, requiring users to have great arm strength. For example, Qin Ming, one of the heroes of Water Margin 108, used a mace. The cavalry can give full play to the power of weapons by using mace and the blessing of horsepower, especially when dealing with armor and shields, and can easily penetrate the enemy's defense. During the Ming Dynasty, the northern frontier cavalry also began to use mace, which was called "learning from foreigners to control foreigners". They use maces against nomadic cavalry, and they also use three-eyed large-caliber short guns as maces, which is even more frightening.