Blackened Steel Flanged Mace & Buckler Shield Set, Medieval-Style Display Arms

The mace head is the detail that stops you — eight petal flanges fanning out from a faceted steel core, each edge sharp enough to read as a real threat, the whole assembly finished in matte black over a barrel-turned ribbed grip. This is the form that put knights on the ground in the 14th century: a weapon designed to defeat plate armor by transferring impact rather than cutting through it. The buckler pairs naturally — a compact 12-inch round shield with a domed central boss, ring of decorative rivets, and a riveted wood grip bar on the reverse, the only wood in the set. Every other surface is blackened steel: the mace shaft, the shield face, the boss, the flange assembly.

This is display and theatrical arms — the kind of set that reads immediately as intentional rather than decorative filler. It belongs on a study wall, a game room, a library with dark shelves, or in the hands of someone putting together a serious themed interior. The silhouette of a flanged mace leaned against a buckler is one of the most recognizable forms in European arms history, and this set captures it cleanly and at real weight — the mace at 2.5 lbs, the shield at 2.4 lbs.

CONDITION

Good overall. Scuffing and finish wear/loss throughout both pieces; the shield's central boss shows rub-through to bare metal at the high points. Marks are consistent with display use rather than damage. Both pieces are structurally sound with no deformation or loose components.

DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS

• Mace: 25" L, 2.5 lbs
• Shield: 12" Dia., 2.4 lbs
• Materials: Blackened steel (mace shaft, head, shield face and boss); wood grip bar (shield reverse only)
• 2 Pieces