Macuahuitl
The macuahuitl is the flat wooden sword edged with rows of razor-sharp obsidian blades that was the signature weapon of Aztec and Mesoamerican warriors at the time of the Spanish conquest. Chroniclers including Bernal Diaz describe its edge as sharp enough to behead a horse with a single stroke, and the codices and tribute lists record it as both a weapon of war and a mark of rank, with captured enemies often carrying the most ornate examples. The weapon was made of a wooden paddle, in some examples the paddle slotted and the blades set in, and obsidian edges were renewed as they dulled. The m