Europeans named the gunstock club for its likeness to the butt of a musket: a flat, angled wooden club with a sharp bend partway along, where a blade was often set. Whether the shape was copied from firearms is still argued. A warrior with an empty musket could always turn it round and swing it, and some believe the club began that way. Others see the resemblance as coincidence. Blades of flint, horn or iron were fitted at the angle. Iron blades were usually trade goods made in Europe or by colonial blacksmiths. Clubs were often finished with brass tacks or paint, and the style stayed in use in the Woodlands and beyond until about 1850.

This warrior has the club drawn back over his shoulder in a two-handed grip, his weight shifting forward into the swing. His head is shaved, and he wears a short beard with rings in his ears. He wears a blue shirt with a ruffled collar, belted at the waist with a red sash. Below are red leggings with red-and-white striped garters, and moccasins. Pair him with Native Warrior Fighting with War Club and Knife and Native Warrior Attacking with War Club to show three different Woodlands clubs. Then meet them with bayonets from 42nd Battalion Coy Charging, No.1.

W. Britain model 16025. 1/30 scale (approximately 60mm), matte-painted metal. Single foot figure on a sculpted groundwork base. Boxed.