A Poleaxe like Halberd

fernando · 2nd July 2015, 12:31 AM

Is the posted halberd so different from examples in 'German Landsknechts and their Captain' depicted in 'Kriesgordnung' by Hans Döring in 1545 ?

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A Senefelder · 2nd July 2015, 02:57 AM

I cannot tell from the pictures. Is the point of the fluke ( the back spike of opposite the axe blade ) thickened at it's tip?

2nd July 2015, 12:31 AM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	Is the posted halberd so different from examples in 'German Landsknechts and their Captain' depicted in 'Kriesgordnung' by Hans Döring in 1545 ? . Attached Images

2nd July 2015, 02:57 AM	#2
A Senefelder Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 214	I cannot tell from the pictures. Is the point of the fluke ( the back spike of opposite the axe blade ) thickened at it's tip?