Flashcards: Pole weapons

A man catcher is an esoteric type of pole weapon which was used in Europe as late as the 18th century.

A pole weapon or polearm is a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user's effective range.

Soliferrum or Soliferreum (Latin: solus, "only" + ferrum, "Iron") was the Roman name for an ancient Iberian ranged pole weapon made entirely of iron.

The wodao (Chinese: 倭刀; literally: "sword/knife of the wo people") is a Chinese sword from the Ming Dynasty.

The Lochaber axe is a type of halberd that was used almost exclusively in Scotland.

The Lucerne hammer is a type of polearm which was popular in Switzerland during the 15th to 17th centuries.

A pike is a pole weapon, a very long thrusting spear formerly used extensively by infantry.

A war hammer is a late medieval weapon of war intended for close combat action, whose design resembles the hammer.

Falarica, also Phalarica was an ancient Iberian ranged pole weapon which were sometime used as an incendiary weapon.

A guisarme (sometimes gisarme, giserne or bisarme) is a pole weapon used in Europe primarily between 1000-1400.

The horseman's pick was a weapon used by cavalry during the Middle Ages in Europe and Indo-Persia.

A partisan (also partizan) is a type of polearm that was used in Europe in the Middle Ages.

A spade is a tool primarily for digging, comprising a blade – typically narrower and less curved than that of a shovel – and a long handle.

A voulge (occasionally called a pole cleaver) is a type of polearm that existed alongside the similar glaive in medieval Europe.

A bearded axe, or Skeggöx (from Old Norse Skegg, beard + öx, axe) refers to various axes, used as a tool and weapon, as early as the 6th century AD.

The xyston (Ancient Greek: ξυστόν "spear, javelin; pointed stick, goad") was a type of a long thrusting spear in ancient Greece.

A chacing staff is a kind of polearm that was used in the Middle Ages of Europe.

A fauchard is a type of polearm weapon, which was used in medieval Europe from the 11th through the 14th centuries.

An ōtsuchi (大槌, lit. large hammer or mallet) is a large wooden war mallet used by the samurai class of feudal Japan.

A monk's spade (Traditional Chinese: 月牙鏟; Simplified Chinese: 月牙铲; pinyin: yuèyáchǎn; literally "Moon Tooth Spade"; also, Traditional Chinese: 禪仗; Simplified Chinese: 禅仗; pinyin: chánzhàng; literally, "Zen Staff". Romanized Japanese: getsugasan, Hiragana: げつがさん), also called a Shaolin Spade, is a Chinese pole weapon consisting of a long pole with a flat spade-like blade on one end and a smaller crescent shaped blade on the other.

The Gichang is a Korean weapon which is first described in the Muyesinbo, a Korean martial arts manual published in 1759.

The Hyeopdo (Modern South Korean pronunciation: /çʌp.do/) was a polearm used in Korea.

The Jangchang, literally long spear, is a Korean weapon first described in the martial manual Muyejebo from the 16th century.

The jukjangchang, literally bamboo long spear, is the name of Korean weapon which is first mentioned in the Muyesinbo (1759).

The nangseon or nangseonchang (Chinese: 狼筅; pinyin: lángxiǎn; literally: "wolf brush") was a branched, multi-tipped spear with thorns attached to the branches.

A spetum was a pole weapon of Europe during the 13th century.

A brandistock (also called brandestoc, buttafuore or feather staff) was a short type of pole weapon which was used by both infantry and civilians alike, primarily police officers in Italy between the 16th and 19th centuries.

Dangpa is the Korean name for a trident (three-pronged spear) first described in the Muyejebo, a Korean martial arts manual of the Joseon Dynasty (published 1610).

A naboot (nabboot, asaya, asa, shoum) is a quarterstaff constructed of palm wood or rattan.

The Chinese weapon known as the [podao] pudao (simplified Chinese: 朴刀; traditional Chinese: 樸刀; pinyin: pú dāo) was originally an edged infantry weapon which is still used for training in many Chinese martial arts.

The kontos (Greek: κοντός) was the Greek name for a type of long wooden cavalry lance used by Iranian, especially Achaemenid successors' cavalry, most notably cataphracts.

Barsha is a type of lance with a wooden handle, once common in South Asia (the word itself is Hindi).

The two section staff (Chang Xiao Bang - 長小棒; literally: long/short pole) is a versatile weapon which originated in China from the ancient Shaolin temple and Shaolin martial arts.

The Bohemian earspoon (German Böhmischer Ohrlöffel or Knebelspiess, Czech ušatá sudlice) is a polearm featuring a long, broad, socketed spearhead with two out-turned lugs at the base of the head, forming a guard similar to that of a boar spear.

A tewhatewha is a long-handled Māori club weapon shaped like an axe.

Ngaw (ง้าว,ของ้าว) is a pole weapon that was traditionally used in Thailand by elephant warriors.

The pyeongon is a nunchaku-like weapon used by the Joseon army and is first mentioned in a martial arts manual called Muyesinbo.

An Arbir is an Indonesian weapon, a halberd, approximately five feet (1.5 m) long.

The Jedwart stave (called the Jeddart or Jedburgh stave) was a polearm weapon commonly found in the Scottish Borders in the 16th century.