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2. Poleaxe - Wikipedia

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   An ax having both a blade and a hammer face; used to slaughter cattle. (historical) A long-handled battle axe, being a combination of ax, hammer and pike. As a transitive verb: [11] (transitive) To fell someone with, or as if with, a poleaxe. (transitive, figurative) To astonish; to shock or surprise utterly.

3. Halberd - Wikipedia

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   Fauchard, a curved blade atop a 2 m (6 ft 7 in) pole that was used in Europe between the 11th and 14th centuries; Guisarme, a medieval bladed weapon on the end of a long pole; later designs implemented a small reverse spike on the back of the blade; Glaive, a large blade, up to 45 cm (18 in) long, on the end of a 2 m (6 ft 7 in) pole

4. Fauchard - Wikipedia

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   The cutting edge was only on the convex side of the blade, unlike the guisarme or bill. The fauchard was likely developed from the war scythe (and is from the scythe family in general) with the cutting edge turned opposite, convex instead of concave, so that the weapon was good for both thrusting and slashing attacks. [2] Pole arms developed ...

5. Bardiche - Wikipedia

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   While the blade was often very long for an axe (usually exceeding 2 feet (60 cm)) the shaft was one of the shortest of all polearms; rarely did it exceed 5 feet (1.5 m) in length. It relied more on the weight of its heavy blade to do the damage than a swing from a long pole.

6. Polearm - Wikipedia

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   The blade was around 18 inches (46 cm) long, on the end of a pole 6 or 7 feet (180 or 210 centimetres) long. [13] However, instead of having a tang like a sword or naginata, the blade is affixed in a socket-shaft configuration similar to an axe head, both the blade and shaft varying in length.

7. Bill (weapon) - Wikipedia

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   A common variety of bill. Some variants have projections on the backs of the main blades. A medieval bill with a spike and a hook. A bill is a class of agricultural implement used for trimming tree limbs, which was often repurposed for use as an infantry polearm. In English, the term 'Italian bill' is applied to the similar roncone or roncola ...

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9. Glaive - Wikipedia

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   A glaive, sometimes spelled as glave, is a type of pole weapon, with a single edged blade on the end, known for its distinctive design and versatile combat applications. There are many similar polearms such as the war scythe , the Japanese naginata , the Chinese guandao (yanyuedao), the Korean woldo , and the Russian sovnya .