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The
mattock is a domestic/ agricultural tool used for digging and
mining. It was also effective against armor when necessary --
actually, it was effective at crushing or piercing anything
it hit. Mattocks were used almost exclusively by the poorer
classes of
Europeans when levied into military ranks during times of war.
Like mauls, pitchforks, axes, and grain flails, mattocks were
always readily available and much cheaper than swords.
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