Macuahuitl

A macuahuitl, plural māccuahuimeh, is a Mesoamerican weapon consisting of a wooden sword with several embedded obsidian blades. The name is derived from the Nahuatl language and means "hand-wood". Its sides are embedded with prismatic blades traditionally made from obsidian, which is capable of producing an edge sharper than high quality steel razor blades. The macuahuitl was a standard close combat weapon.

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length 90 centimetre, length 120 centimetre, mass 3 kilogram, mass 2 kilogram, 
edged and bladed weapon, club, 

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Spanish Conquistadors in retreat from Aztec Warriors after La Noche Triste

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Aztec Warriors (Florentine Codex)

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Illustration of the Battle of Coatepec from Bernardino de Sahagún, General History of the Things of New Spain (The Florentine Codex), 1575–77, volume 1, page 420

PSM V21 D092 Development of the sword among savages

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Una mazza Maquahuitl

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		Spanish Conquistadors in retreat from Aztec Warriors after La Noche Triste		Commons
commons	image		Unity Veagle		Commons
commons	image		Aztec Warriors (Florentine Codex)		Commons
commons	image		Jaguar warrior		Commons
commons	image		Illustration of the Battle of Coatepec from Bernardino de Sahagún, General History of the Things of New Spain (The Florentine Codex), 1575–77, volume 1, page 420		Commons
commons	image		PSM V21 D092 Development of the sword among savages		Commons
commons	image		Obsidianschwert3		Commons
commons	image		Obsidianschwert2		Commons
commons	image		Obsidianschwert1		Commons
commons	image		Una mazza Maquahuitl		Commons