Poleaxe (Knightly Pollaxe)
Polearm / Impact / Bladed
Quick Facts
Martial Arts
OriginEurope (High/Late Middle Ages (14th-15th C.))
Wield TypeDouble-handed
MaterialSteel head with axe/hammer and spike on wooden shaft
Length170 - 200 cm cm
Weight2.5 - 3.8 kg kg
History
Pinnacle weapon of knightly armored duels (Harnischfechten). Combined a hammer head to crush plate armor, an axe blade, and a top dagger spike.
About
Enables two-handed leverage locks, shaft hook sweeps, crushing helmet strikes, and precise thrusts into visor slits after the Le Jeu de la Hache manual.