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.

A mace typically consists of a strong, heavy, wooden or metal shaft, often reinforced with metal, featuring a head made of stone, bone, copper, bronze, iron, or steel. The head of a mace can be shaped with flanges or knobs to increase the pressure of an impact by focusing the force on a …

Our complete line of polearms includes single-headed battle axes, maces, flails, spears, war hammers, double-headed battle axes, and halberds. These versatile polearms offer a perfect blend of reach, power, and versatility, making each weapon an essential tool for any medieval enthusiast or historical reenactor.

2018年1月6日 · I got to thinking about this a bit ago and I don't know technical terms for weapons: is there a name for any kind of mace that's on a long shaft like a polearm shaft? But instead of a blade, it'd be a mace head. Not a maul/warhammer, unless it's literally just considered a …

The Axe and the Mace are among the oldest weapons known to humankind and have appeared in every culture and in every age where man was capable of crafting tools. Despite the cutting edge of the axe and the blade-like protrusions on some maces, these weapons could do more than just cut and were exceptionally well designed to break and crush.

The spear is also sometimes called a mao (矛), which is sometimes used to designate polearms with a wavy snake-like spearhead. [2] There was another polearm weapon known as the pi (鈹), translated into English as either sword-staff or long lance, that was used from ancient times until the Han dynasty.

While we may imagine sharp-edged, heavy swords as the standard battle armament of the Medieval era, maces and other polearm weapons were prevalently used among the infantry, with longer maces used among the cavalry. A mace typically appears with a long handle made of wood, or more commonly, with a metal, such as bronze, steel or silver.

2022年4月5日 · There's a notable absence of two-handed versions - if the 15th C polearm user wanted an impact weapon, they went for a pollaxe, not an oversized mace. there's a few exceptions outside of Europe; Chinese and India in particular - they loved their large maces - but in the context of medieval Europe, I'm very hesitant to speak about two handed ...

The three most common types of Chinese polearms are the ge (戈), qiang (槍), and ji (戟). They are translated into English as dagger-axe, spear, and halberd. Dagger-axes were originally a short slashing weapon with a 0.9 to 1.8 m long shaft, but around the 4th century BC a spearhead was added to the blade, and it became a halberd.

Medieval polearms are what they lead you to believe they are: weapons on a pole. This pole could be anywhere from 5 to 16 feet long. And the term "polearm" covers a lot of different weapons, and these weapons changed over the centuries. The predominant advantage to a polearm was its reach. With it you could attack your enemy from a distance.