while the end of the grip finishes in a small faceted pommel. The flanges decorated with divers designs are surmounted by a faceted pyramidal form finishing in a small point upon which are the Latin inscriptions in Arabic
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Fig. 1399. Parade mace
This mace may have belonged to Henri II of France. Probably Spanish, and damascened by Diego de Zayas, second quarter of the XVIth century. K 50, Musée d'Artillerie, Paris
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Fig. 1400. Parade mace
Probably French, second half of the XVIth century. K 49, Musée d'Artillerie, Paris
characters:—DIDACVS · DE · ÇAIAS FACIEBAD.—DECVS · ET · TVTAMEN · IN · ARMIS and DONEC TOTVM IMPLEAT ORBEM. Other inscriptions in mock Arabic are also to be seen on various parts of the mace. Among the notes relating to the private expenditure of François I^{er} the following occurs: "To Diego de
