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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; Guandao, a Chinese polearm from the 3rd century AD that had a heavy curved blade with a spike at the back
The Zweihänder is a recurring weapon in the Dark Souls series of video games. The video game Team Fortress 2 features an unlockable Zweihänder known as the "Claidheamh Mòr". The multiplayer video game Chivalry: Medieval Warfare features the Zweihänder. In its sequel, Chivalry 2, the Zweihänder appears as a skin for the Greatsword.
Both the concave and convex edges may be sharpened edges, but spear-points and back-hooks are not available. Expertly used, the brush-axe can fell a 3-inch (7.6 cm) tree with a single blow. In Brazil, the bill (foice) is a very common tool in rural areas as tool and sometimes as a self-defence weapon.
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.
A polearm or pole weapon is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, extending the user's effective range and striking power. Polearms are predominantly melee weapons, with a subclass of spear-like designs fit for thrusting and/or throwing. Because many polearms ...
It was reputedly a weapon of great power compared to other cavalry weapons of its time, described by Plutarch as being "heavy with steel" and capable of impaling two men at once. Its length was probably the origin of its name, as the word kontos could also mean "oar" or "barge-pole" in Greek. Thus, it had to be wielded with two hands while ...
According to the 14th to 16th century writings of Johannes Liechtenauer [8] and Paulus Hector Mair, the quarterstaff is held with the back hand a hand's breadth from the butt end of the staff, and the other hand up to the middle of the staff. [9] This is likely because of the transition of techniques from quarterstaves to polearms in Mair's ...
Fauchard: A large iron "hand weapon" (vs. throwing weapon) with the form of a bill, the back, which is opposite to the longest curve, is straight or concave, while the cutting edge is convex. The fauchard differs from the guisarme by the direction of its edge and its point, generally projected in the rear, and of the war scythe by the dimension ...