Polearms & Spears
A History of Polearms and Spears Thru History....
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31st Jul 2021 - Called "The Mail Piercer", or "Hewing Spear" - was a form of Norse/Viking Pole Arm. Very similar in appearance to the English Bill or French Glaive, s …
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31st Jul 2021 - A Pole Arm weapon very similar to The Gaive, it saw popularity in Medieval Europe. The most noted difference between the two weapons was t …
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31st Jul 2021 - Developed in Corsica, France - this weapon was part of the Polearm family of weapons. Seen in the 16th Century, the head of the weapon had a long slen …
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31st Jul 2021 - Developed in the 15th/16th Centuries, and seen primarily in Germany and Austria - the Ahlspeiss was a stabbing/piercing weapon. Basically a long steel …
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31st Jul 2021 - Often called "The Woodsman's Axe", the Doloire was unique due to it's axe head shape. Shaped in an isosceles triangle configuration (of around 17 inch …
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31st Jul 2021 - This weapon had an elongated axe-like head mounted on a Pole Arm. Arising out of the mid-15th Century, it developed in Eastern Europe. A relative of t …
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31st Jul 2021 - The Doru Spear was the principle weapon of The Greek infantry of the 4th and 5th Centuries B.C. The shaft of The Doru is speculated to have been aroun …
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31st Jul 2021 - This battle axe had Scottish origins, and was based on many imports and variants brought into the country. Part of the halberd family of weapons …
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31st Jul 2021 - Perhaps the first weapon devised by Man (outside of the throwing of a rock), was the Spear. Although it's shape and embellishments have changed and ev …
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31st Jul 2021 - A Pole weapon or Spear designed for use by Cavalry troops. During the Middle Ages, The Lance was the predominate weapon of the cavalry. It was not des …
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31st Jul 2021 - Another example of a "peasant weapon" that developed into a military weapon, The Scythe is an over-elongated curved cutting blade. Mounted on a 8 to 1 …
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31st Jul 2021 - Another member of the Halberd family, The Partisan was a semi-long, doubled-bladed weapon. Along the sides of the blade were single raised protrusions …