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The poleaxe was used by knights and other men-at-arms (both noble and non-noble) in chivalric duels for prestige, to settle disputes in judicial duels, and of course on the battlefield. [7] It was a close range weapon that required ones full body strength and both hands to wield effectively.
17th-century streltsy with musket and bardiche. In pre-imperial Russia and the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, this weapon was used to rest handguns upon when firing.It was standard equipment for the streltsy (on foot, mounted, and dragoon units) and also for the infantry of the Commonwealth; a shorter version was invented by John III Sobieski, ruler of the Commonwealth.
Shang dynasty polearm. The classification of polearms can be difficult, and European weapon classifications in particular can be confusing. This can be due to a number of factors, including uncertainty in original descriptions, changes in weapons or nomenclature through time, mistranslation of terms, and the well-meaning inventiveness of later experts.
The weapon is very similar to the Jedburgh axe, although the crescent blade of the former is larger and heavier than that of the latter. [2] The Lochaber axe took many incarnations, all of them having a few elements in common. It was a heavy weapon, used by infantry for a defense against cavalry and as a pike against infantry.
The hammer-part of the Lucerne hammer is a three-to-four-pronged head mounted atop a 2-metre (6.6 ft) long polearm shaft. It bears a long spike on its reverse, and an even longer spike extending from the top.
A bec de corbin (Modern French: Bec de corbeau, [bɛk də kɔʁ.bo]) is a type of polearm and war hammer that was popular in late medieval Europe.The name is Old French for "raven's beak".
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Troops that used the weapon are called voulgiers. [4] It is a weapon noted to have been used by the Franc-Archers [3] and is also depicted in artwork of their creation. There is a popular erroneous definition of the word voulge in modern times, which refers to a pointy cleaver-like weapon blade attached to the shaft with two hoops like a bardiche.