Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - A very rare German Gothic War Hammer 'Dolchstreithammer'

cornelistromp · 9th May 2012, 07:17 AM

hi swordfish,

I do not agree with you, maces from the same period have no beak at all, and are also real combat weapons!
I also know numerous warhammers with short beak. I think the beak of the first copy zurich is original so short and not broken and reshaped.

further, there is only 2 cm needed to cause fatal injury. see skull from grave battle by Visby;skull damage caused by crossbow points and hammer blows

best,

9th May 2012, 07:17 AM	#13
cornelistromp Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 1,058	hi swordfish, I do not agree with you, maces from the same period have no beak at all, and are also real combat weapons! I also know numerous warhammers with short beak. I think the beak of the first copy zurich is original so short and not broken and reshaped. further, there is only 2 cm needed to cause fatal injury. see skull from grave battle by Visby;skull damage caused by crossbow points and hammer blows best, Attached Images Last edited by cornelistromp; 9th May 2012 at 07:48 AM.