This Native American Gunstock Club is crafted from hardwood and adorned with carved detailing and brass-studded embellishment. A steel dagger is secured into the club with a brass rivet; an added detail that substantially heightens the deadliness of such a club by turning it into a war-pick. So named for its resemblance to a rifle stock, the Native American gunstock clubs were brutal and effective clubs that were popular among the eastern woodland tribes and the northern plains peoples. it is unknown whether the gunstock club was inspired by the European use of muskets as clubs, or was a coincidental, independent development. Quick on the swing and jaw-crunching on the strike, the gunstock could be made even more potent with the addition of brass tacks or a small dagger-like blade on its main striking area. Some were light enough to double as a throwing weapon, whilst others were built heavily and intended to woefully pound the foe in close quarters.
