Bec de Corbin (Raven-Beak War Hammer)
Heavy Impact / Armor-piercing weapon
Quick Facts
Martial Arts
OriginFrance / Europe (Harnischfechten / HEMA) (Late Middle Ages (14th-15th Century))
Wield TypeDouble-handed
MaterialForged steel beak, hammer head, and top spike on reinforced ash shaft
Length150 - 180 cm cm
Weight2.0 - 3.2 kg kg
History
Pinnacle knightly polearm of the late Middle Ages engineered specifically to defeat full plate armor. Features a curved raven beak spike, a blunt face hammer, and a long top stabbing spike.
About
The curved beak concentrates kinetic impact to puncture helmets and steel plates, the hammer face crushes bones beneath armor, and the top spike thrusts at distance.