Lucerne hammer

Lucerne hammer

The Lucerne hammer is a type of polearm which was popular in Europe during the 15th and 16th centuriesFact|date=June 2007. The name comes from a discovery of many of these weapons in Lucerne, SwitzerlandFact|date=June 2007. The 'hammer' was actually a three- to four-pronged head mounted atop a 2-m-long (7 foot) pole. It bore a long spike on its reverse, and an even longer spike extending from the very top. It proved effectiveFact|date=June 2007 at puncturing or smashing armor, and much like a man catcher was used for dismounting riders.

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* [http://www.myarmoury.com/feature_spot_poleaxe.html Spotlight: The Medieval Poleaxe] , by Alexi Goranov


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