VERY RARE VINTAGE METAL MACE HEAVY SPIKED BALL & CHAIN FLAIL KOREAN MORNING STAR

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VERY RARE VINTAGE MORNING STAR SPIKED BALL & CHAIN MACE FLAIL - KNOWN PROVENANCE: IN THE EARLY 1980s THIS ITEM CAME TO A SMALL BORDER TOWN IN NEW MEXICO, A GIFT TO A KARATE DOJO & ITS SENSEI FROM A STUDENT WHO HAD JUST BROUGHT IT BACK FROM VISITING HIS FAMILY IN SOUTH KOREA. IT WAS SAID TO HAVE BEEN IN HIS FAMILY'S POSSESSION FOR SOME TIME. I WAS PHYSICALLY PRESENT DURING THIS ARRIVAL / STORY.  IT WAS THEN DISPLAYED AT THE DOJO FOR THE NEXT 24 YEARS; WHICH IS WHERE IT GOT RANDOM FLECKS / TINY SPOTS OF WHITE PAINT DURING RENOVATION, THEN I INHERITED IT, & HAVE HAD IT FOR 13 YEARS. THIS IS THE SUM TOTAL OF ITS KNOWN HISTORY. - APPROX. 24.5" LONG, END TO END, & SPIKES / WIDTH OF BALL IS 4.75" END OF ONE SPIKE TO IT'S OTHER END; UNKNOWN METAL; IRON SEEMS LIKELY, BUT CAN'T SAY FOR SURE - VINTAGE HANDMADE CHARACTER / WEAR / IMPERFECTIONS / SCUFFS / MARKS / AGING / MENTIONED PAINT SPOTS / ETC. - PLEASE SEE EXTENSIVE QUALITY PICS & ENLARGE FOR DETAILS / CONDITION
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