English Quarterstaff
Polearm / Blunt weapon
Quick Facts
Martial Arts
OriginEngland / Great Britain (Middle Ages / Renaissance (16th-17th C.))
Wield TypeDouble-handed
MaterialHeavy English oak or ash
Length210 - 240 cm cm
Weight1.5 - 2.5 kg kg
History
Core folk weapon of the English countryside detailed in fencing manuals by George Silver (1599) and Joseph Swetnam (1617). Deemed by Silver as the most dominant single-combat weapon.
About
Held at quarters, it provides double-handed sword parries, crushing windmill strikes with both ends, and long-range straight thrusts.