flail

The flail is a medieval weapon, made of (one or more) weight(s) attached to a handle with a hinge, rope, or short chain. They originated from farming flails, which were used to thresh grain.

A rule of thumb, if the weapon has a chain over an arm's length (and more so over 1.5 arm's lengths), then the weapon is most likely a ball and chain instead.

See also

• ball and chain
• spiked ball and chain
• club
• mace
• nunchaku
• spiked mace
• List of Weapons

External links

• Wikipedia: Flail

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