No one knows when the ball headed war club first appeared. However it was in common use in the early 16th century and was popular with the war-like tribes of the American eastern seaboard. Cold Steel's version is approximately 2 ft. long and features a 3 1/4" in diameter ball. It is fitted with a removable blunt, short steel spike. The club is injection molded out of black Polypropylene, which is practically unbreakable. It will never rot, crack warp, splinter, swell, shrink mildew, or fade. 24" overall