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The word mace is the term that designates one of the Oldest weapons ever used by man, because its first use dates back to the prehistory; the mace assisted man both in his hand-to-hand fights with other individuals and in the hunting of wild animals.

In its beginnings, the mace was a very simple weapon, it consisted of a rod or club that has a wider end in which the rock was embedded that was the most forceful and strong part of the part. With the to run time evolved in the same way as the rest of the weapons to a manufacturing metal and continued to respect the head of weapons but from blades or fins. The head in question was made of cheaper and heavier metals such as bronze, lead and iron and had a reinforcement of blades that could display various shapes: hexagonal, octagonal, among the most common.

Until the Bronze Age it enjoyed a leading role excluding, although, from that time on it falls into disuse as a result of the appearance of defensive weapons.

Currently, the word mace also has various uses in various contexts.

It's about a utensil, widely used in the field of building, heavy that has a handle through which it is possible to crush.

On the other hand, the mace is also that thick ball that is covered in leather and has a handle of wood and is used to play the bass drum.

In the billiardsLikewise, the word presents a reference, since in this way the thicker end of studs.

At the behest of thegymnastics rhythmic we also find a reference for mace, since that is how the short stick of typical use in this practice.

And in gastronomy It is also possible to find a mace, which is the one kitchen element that is especially used to break down a food or ingredient into smaller pieces.