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Just acquired it at auction, listed as an antique 'pike'. Looks like a late medieval style poll axe to me. 199Cm. Overall. More details on arrival. Doesn't appear to have any arc welded bits or modern screws. Strap rivets decorated. Seen modern copies much like it but the poll welds were obvious and joins were square with the pieces made from bar stock. Looks forged to me, but y'all are the experts. Comments appreciated.
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Why do they have a poll axe on the cover?
Wiki, Poll axe ================== On quick glance, the pollaxe is often confused with the similar-looking halberd. However, the axe blade on a pollaxe seems to have been consistently smaller than that of a halberd. A smaller head concentrates the kinetic energy of the blow on a smaller area, enabling the impact to defeat armour, while broader halberd heads are better against opponents with less armour. Furthermore, many halberds had their heads forged as a single piece, while the pollaxe was typically modular in design. ================== They're also a bit shorter I gather & used more like a quarterstaff. Unlike wiki I think they are properly poll axes rather than pole axes as the axe does frequently have a hammer 'poll' opposite the axe (& a halberd tends to have a hook there on a longer 'pole' - so a halberd is more pole-axey ![]() https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8lH6NT-f9LU Matt does tend to rabbit on a bit, why use 10 words when 100 would do. Another with verbal rabbiting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsckeyktMS0 I note his pollaxe head repro only has langets for 2 sides, mine is on 4. ![]() Last edited by kronckew; 3rd September 2019 at 08:44 AM. |
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The intention was to show you how the shape of your piece looks so similar to the one in the book
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I figured that's what you were referring to. The book title is I guess more to do with halberds, so it's why I added a Bit of explanation of the differences. It seemed appropriate pour encourager les autres.
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Let us see what 'les autres' think about your piece, judging by the picture. Yet you will be a vital judge, when you have it in hands and candidly check on its authenticity. |
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![]() Just kidding. Couldn’t help wabbiting a bit... ![]() |
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Victrix!!! LOL!! perfectly put ![]() |
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