Original British WWI Lead Core Trench Raiding Club With Hobnail Studded End - Broad Arrow Marked Headgear South Africa 1901

South Africa 1901

The patina has been left though it does appear to be able to be cleaned up easily

Possibly from the WWII "Covet War Effort"

and is quite loud when cranked up to full cycle with the sides fully open

A detachment of the 43rd was defeated in a skirmish with Mi'kmaq and Acadian resistance fighters at Bloody Creek near Fort Anne on 8 December 1757

Original British WWI Lead Core Trench Raiding Club With Hobnail Studded End - Broad Arrow Marked Headgear South Africa 1901Original Item. One of a Kind. This is a fantastic example of a World War One British trench raiding mace or club with a lead core and 20 hobnails embedded into the end. Its length approximates 18 inches and has a mass of nearly 2 lbs. The diameter of the head from one point to another is approximately 1 3 4 inches. A hole was drilled to the base for a lanyard, and one was added recently. The wood has aged wonderfully and there is actually a stamped G.