The halberd is a more than 2 meter long bat and stabbing weapon, which developed in the 13th or 14th century from the Rossschinder out.
The predecessor, the Rossschinder, was a pole weapon used by the foot soldiers, which was used for use against riders. For this purpose, at the end of a knife was attached,...
The sword was a single- or double-edged bat and stabbing weapon, which was straight or curved depending on the design.
Already in the Bronze Age were daggers, basically the small handy variant of the sword, spread. Gradually, the manufacturing technology continued to develop and so the blade could be forged larger, the sword was created. This...
Battle Axes were used as one- or two-handed weapons by foot soldiers or riders.
As early as the Neolithic period, archaeologists in northern and eastern Europe were able to prove that they were probably from southeastern Europe.
In the later Bronze Age could be detected by finds at graves the first culture around the battle ax.
In ancient...
As well as e.g. the mace was the Warhammer a development of the early clubs and the associated principle of the weapon.
The function of a war or a beater was designed to deform the armor by the impact of his flat side so that the opponent was restricted in his movement or, depending on the...
The Spiked mace was a variation of the quarrel piston and there were 2 variations also with this weapon.
The first one Was built up like the quarrel piston while it a wooden or metallic stealing a ball or an ovally shaped head had at his end mostly sat which were taken with 1 to...
The maces, or also known as flails, have emerged from the evolution of the earliest club and form the principle of impact on the body by force.
Unlike clubs, however, maces mostly consisted of a wooden handle, later of metal, and a massive head. This consisted of a metallic bullet or sharp bats, which could significantly...
The club counts to the oldest objects used by people which served as a weapon.
The origin lies possibly already with our forefathers who have recognised by chance the blow effect from long objects, at the time probably bone or branches, and have started against congeners. With a club blow the force of a blow...
