My Czekan/obuzek: The Poles were fond of cavalry war hammers. Some like mine with a axe blade, some with the spike. Mine just has the spike in addition, but on the lower end. It weighs less than a kilo.
They were frequently used as status symbols by high ranking soldiers and/ or knights/nobility.
Quite a few threads here on searching for war hammers.
I also have a couple reproductions which are typical, one has a fist holding a spike that emulates a proper antique. the others look more like those posted above. They all weigh less than a couple of kilos, more in the sword range, but the weight distribution makes them feel very tip heavy, of course.
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