Talk:Bill (weapon)

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What is the diffrence between the "Halberd", "Pollaxe" and the "Bill hook"? Philip Baird Shearer 14:05, 4 Dec 2004 (UTC)

I believe the difference is that a halberd has a hook on the back unlike a poleaxe, as for a bill hook I have no idea. Cameron Nedland 03:28, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

The blade of halberd generally is wider than of pollaxe and also it has a bigger spike on top for thrusting attacks. To be able to compare the two weapons better this is a good image: [1]

Pollaxe can have a hook on the back, or another thing, as a small head of hammer.

About the billhook, I believe that a wrong image was placed, because all bills that I know are different. Have a look at these images of Bills: [[2]] [3]

In this one appears some polearms, and among these a billhook [4] About this last one, i think it is a less-developed type. Deep rain 21:23, 22 October 2006 (UTC)

I would question what does the picture of 2 halbards and a lockhaber axe have to do with a billhook? Tirronan 15:47, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree, this is a poor picture. It is showing us what "kind" of weapon the bill is but not the weapon itself.

I am removing the picture of the halberds for now, until I have found a picture of a proper bill. It is too confusing to have picture of a comparison without an original! Thefuguestate 17:25, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

Ok, done. The article has a picture of a plain bill and the halberd comparisions, but it could do with some pictures of bill variants. Thefuguestate 17:45, 10 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chinese weapon

I remember there was a Chinese weapon that looks very much like this, but with a greater angle of the hook. Anyone knows it as well? Mallerd (talk) 17:46, 15 March 2008 (UTC)