Talk:Halberd

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[edit] Hammer

I've seen lot's of pole-arms with hammers on the opposite side of the hook. Are these halberds or a different weapon? Cameron Nedland 03:22, 30 January 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Variants

The naginata would seem to be more of a glaive than a halberd, no? Edededed 02:40, 5 May 2006 (UTC)

Agreed. Domcintosh 14:26, 21 August 2006 (UTC)

Hi all. The nominclature of staff weapons is not fixed and different things are called differently depending on the author.

Generally, a halbard is a two handed weapon whose working end has an axe blade on one side and a hook on the other. The head is surmounted by a spike or spear head. Whoopsie. It is not necessarily a "hook". It can be distinctly spikeish.

The object referred to with a hammer head is properly referred to as a war hammer. A one handed version would properly be called a horseman's hammer. Incitatus 8/27/06

[edit] Illustration

The picture shows the distinctly non-halbard partizen on the far right. I can't figure out how to edit the caption.Incitatus 18:48, 27 August 2006 (UTC)