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Flails

Scope note

Weapons consisting of a stout handle at the end of which are attached, by means of a chain, two or more iron-clad balls, a short iron-clad bar, or a wooden rod with iron spikes. They date back to at least the 13th century.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000227431

Broader Terms used

<percussive weapons>

Equivalent Terms used

flail

Created

13yrs ago

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