Combination Halberd / Matchlock for comment

templarnight · 6th September 2014, 04:33 PM

Yes I take on board everything.

Im not willing this to be a combination weapon, just interested to find out what it is....

My thoughts concerning the opening at the end is....I have handled a lot of Halberds and Pole type weapons and I have never seen such a small Hole for the Haft to enter, this would not provide any strength at all when it was being swung around. So I really dont think it was ever meant to be Hafted.

Therefore when making this, wouldnt it have been easier to have made the Handle solid rather than going to the extra time consuming process of hollowing it out as far as the small Hole.

And now we come to the 'Added' part/Lighter. It looks like where it is attachedto the central part of the Axe, it went through to the other side. Possibly the 'Trigger' could have extended down and was worked that way.

Intriguing...

6th September 2014, 04:33 PM	#8
templarnight Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 87	Yes I take on board everything. Im not willing this to be a combination weapon, just interested to find out what it is.... My thoughts concerning the opening at the end is....I have handled a lot of Halberds and Pole type weapons and I have never seen such a small Hole for the Haft to enter, this would not provide any strength at all when it was being swung around. So I really dont think it was ever meant to be Hafted. Therefore when making this, wouldnt it have been easier to have made the Handle solid rather than going to the extra time consuming process of hollowing it out as far as the small Hole. And now we come to the 'Added' part/Lighter. It looks like where it is attachedto the central part of the Axe, it went through to the other side. Possibly the 'Trigger' could have extended down and was worked that way. Intriguing...