<P> These were made of wood and were used until they were replaced by the numbered system used today . </P> <P> They were: </P> <Ul> <Li> Driving iron: 1 Iron </Li> <Li> Long iron: 2 Iron </Li> <Li> Mid mashie: 3 Iron </Li> <Li> Mashie iron: 4 Iron </Li> <Li> Mashie: 5 Iron </Li> <Li> Spade mashie: 6 Iron </Li> <Li> Mashie niblick: 7 Iron </Li> <Li> Pitching niblick: 8 Iron </Li> <Li> Niblick: 9 Iron </Li> <Li> Jigger: Very low lofted iron, shortened shaft - similar to a modern chipper </Li> </Ul> <Li> Driving iron: 1 Iron </Li>

Old golf club equivalent to a 4 or 5 iron