- power.
Polearms are
predominantly melee weapons, with a
subclass of spear-like
designs fit for
thrusting and/or throwing.
Because many
polearms were adapted...
- (矛),
which is
sometimes used to
designate polearms with a wavy snake-like spearhead.
There was
another polearm weapon known as the pi (鈹),
translated into...
- Many of the
polearms used in
Scotland up to the
beginning of the 16th
century were
similar to
those used in
other parts of the world; however, a number...
-
English approximation: /dʒiː/ jee, Chinese: 戟; pinyin: jǐ) was a
Chinese polearm,
sometimes translated into
English as
spear or halberd,
though they are...
- Ngao (ง้าว,ของ้าว) is a
polearm that was
traditionally used
during the 18th
century in Thailand.
Stick fighting List of
premodern combat weapons List...
- (link) "Historical
European Polearms and
other Weapons: The
historical Voulge - what is this
polearm?".
Historical European Polearms and
other Weapons. 2022-12-28...
- Old High
German getīsarn,
literally "weeding iron". Like many
medieval polearms, the
exact early form of the
weapon is hard to
define from
literary references...
-
poleaxe (also pollaxe, pole-axe, pole axe, poleax, polax) is a
European polearm that was used by
medieval infantry. Most
etymological authorities consider...
-
hammer proved effective at
puncturing or
smashing armour. Like many
other polearms, the
Lucerne hammer was also used for
dismounting the enemy. The long pole...
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firearms and
bayonet led to the
obsolescence of the
partisan and of
other polearms.
Despite this,
partisans continued in use for many
years as a ceremonial...
