Club
Specifications
- Type
- Bludgeon
- Origin
- Universal
- Era
- Prehistory
- Notable Users
- Prehistoric tribes, indigenous peoples worldwide
- Epoch
- Ancient Age
History
A heavy branch, a shaped length of hardwood, a bone — the club is the simplest extension of the human arm. It requires no metallurgy, no complex shaping, and no specialized materials. Yet its effectiveness is undeniable: a solid blow from a wooden club can shatter bone and collapse a skull. Clubs appear in virtually every culture on Earth, from the Polynesian mere pounamu carved from greenstone to the Native American gunstock war club.
Significance
The club is the archetype of the bludgeoning weapon — a category that persists through every era of warfare, evolving into the mace, the war hammer, and eventually the rifle butt. Its simplicity is its genius: anyone can pick up a stick.
54 Weapons. Five Epochs. One Poster.
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