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Post by perignum on Aug 10, 2021 12:21:21 GMT
Hi guys, I've recently acquired a couple of pieces to round out my collection fully. The first was a Hanwei Tinker Great Sword of War. Strange sword. I'll stick a review in about that later. But, I also purchased this baby. Well, the head and butt spike at least. I mounted them on a length of ash myself. The head is an Ulfberth. It's forged all in one piece. Not exactly historically accurate but close enough. The butt spike was bought from Get Dressed For Battle.  |
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Post by Sir Thorfinn on Aug 10, 2021 13:35:22 GMT
Stats? Have you named if 'Bottle Smasher' yet?  |
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Post by perignum on Aug 10, 2021 14:36:11 GMT
As it stands (literally) it's 180cm long. The head weighs 1.2 kg and is 70cm long from spike tip to end of the langets.
The langets themselves are very beefy. They're 5mm thick and are secured by 5 nails on each side. The head is socketed for a 35mm square haft. My haft is a round shovel handle that I squared off to fit.
The blade is 4mm tapering to a sharp edge with a clear secondary bevel and is nearly 7 inches from point to point across the blade. The spike is very thick and square sectioned and acutely pointed.
The hammer face is cross-hatched and robust. But I have reservations about the thickness of the, I don't know, neck (?) of the hammer. It's only 3-4mm thick and I think if I were to glance something with the edge of the hammer it might be likely to bend.
The butt spike is a cone of 2mm thick steel that I need to drill a hole in to secure properly.
The entire thing weighs 2.2kg.
And I haven't smashed anything with it yet, so at the moment it's only, 'Smasher of Hypothetical Bottles.'
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Aug 10, 2021 14:58:00 GMT
Knightly can-openers are no lightweights. The one I had commissioned from White Well Arms is a seriously intimidating piece of business. I would hate to be facing off against one, even in full plate harness. My poleaxe is one of the first weapons I would reach for if combat with such things were ever justified. I hope yours brings you much enjoyment.
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Post by perignum on Aug 10, 2021 15:53:12 GMT
Knightly can-openers are no lightweights. The one I had commissioned from White Well Arms is a seriously intimidating piece of business. I would hate to be facing off against one, even in full plate harness. My poleaxe is one of the first weapons I would reach for if combat with such things were ever justified. I hope yours brings you much enjoyment. It's one of my favourite pieces. Getting even a light tap with this on the noggin is going to knock you for six. I can see why they were so popular. From lifting it and moving it round, though, I can see that to actually use it as intended would take serious dedication and genuine study and practice. I've played hurling for a lot of my life so my wrists and forearms have decent strength. I can flick even heavy-ish longswords around for a cut or two. But this pollaxe is a different beast entirely. It's not that it's heavy, it's just a completely different technique. If someone was proficient in its use, though, it'd be absolutely devastating. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2021 0:10:24 GMT
Knightly can-openers are no lightweights. The one I had commissioned from White Well Arms is a seriously intimidating piece of business. I would hate to be facing off against one, even in full plate harness. My poleaxe is one of the first weapons I would reach for if combat with such things were ever justified. I hope yours brings you much enjoyment. You just made me want a pole Axe |
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Post by AndiTheBarvarian on Aug 11, 2021 6:14:48 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2021 7:09:33 GMT
Nice 😂 Good reason to get a pole Axe |
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Post by perignum on Aug 11, 2021 8:15:36 GMT
According to this, being brained with a pollaxe is exactly like filling in tax returns. Interesting. |
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Aug 11, 2021 12:08:07 GMT
Knightly can-openers are no lightweights. The one I had commissioned from White Well Arms is a seriously intimidating piece of business. I would hate to be facing off against one, even in full plate harness. My poleaxe is one of the first weapons I would reach for if combat with such things were ever justified. I hope yours brings you much enjoyment. You just made me want a pole Axe For those who haven't seen pics of it previously, this is my custom ji (Chinese dagger-axe)/crow's beak poleaxe. I plan to "beadazzle" it at some point to suit my particular brand of Edgyâ„¢ aesthetic, but I feel like I need a bit more time studying "the blade." Otherwise, I'll just look like a tool in front of the other Chads.      |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2021 12:20:00 GMT
You just made me want a pole Axe For those who haven't seen pics of it previously, this is my custom ji (Chinese dagger-axe)/crow's beak poleaxe. I plan to "beadazzle" it at some point to suit my particular brand of Edgy™ aesthetic, but I feel like I need a bit more time studying "the blade." Otherwise, I'll just look like a tool in front of the other Chads.  Daaaaamn, who made the Axe/blade end for you? That looks wicked. Knowing how well you bedazzle your stuff, I can only see this getting cooler looking. Dope design |
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Post by perignum on Aug 11, 2021 12:30:46 GMT
That's one evil-looking weapon. Is the front 'axe' of very thick section? The butt spike is very nicely done as well. Mine looks sort of 'tacked-on'.
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Aug 11, 2021 14:09:34 GMT
For those who haven't seen pics of it previously, this is my custom ji (Chinese dagger-axe)/crow's beak poleaxe. I plan to "beadazzle" it at some point to suit my particular brand of Edgyâ„¢ aesthetic, but I feel like I need a bit more time studying "the blade." Otherwise, I'll just look like a tool in front of the other Chads. Daaaaamn, who made the Axe/blade end for you? That looks wicked. Knowing how well you bedazzle your stuff, I can only see this getting cooler looking. Dope design This was a complete custom polearm from White Well Arms out of the UK. I can't take credit for anything other the design, and the design was based on photos of museum pieces.  Here is a link to the design thread I did back in the day: sbg-sword-forum.forums.net/thread/56019/critique-poleaxe-design |
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Post by Zen_Hydra on Aug 11, 2021 14:20:02 GMT
That's one evil-looking weapon. Is the front 'axe' of very thick section? The butt spike is very nicely done as well. Mine looks sort of 'tacked-on'. It is, isn't it? (mwahahahahaa!) The ji (dagger-axe) face isn't nearly as thick as the crow's beak face, but it is built to withstand the substantial forces it would be experiencing in armored combat. The projecting "dagger" element is thickest through the centerline, and it has a robust convex edge around the top and bottom. One of the design goals was functional plausibility within the context of Late Medieval plate harness foot combat. The dagger-axe can take a beating, but it is not the ideal weapon element for opening a tin can. That side is best suited for mutilating those with a bit less protection. |
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Post by Bob B on Aug 12, 2021 11:45:54 GMT
Holy cow! You guys aiming to do all kinds of damage...LOL. Excellent toys!!
Bob
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Post by perignum on Aug 12, 2021 14:01:35 GMT
Holy cow! You guys aiming to do all kinds of damage...LOL. Excellent toys!! Bob Yeah, me and Zen are going to have a bit of a duel. His custom pollaxe versus my off-the-shelf job. First one checked out of intensive care and with motor functions intact is the winner. Seriously, though, these things will properly mess you up. I have no doubt whatsoever that I could quite easily drive the top spike of my pollaxe straight through the garage door you can see it leaning against. Zero problem. I have a nice collection of swords but for sheer damage potential, the pollaxe wins. Now, if I could only learn to use the thing properly.... |
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Post by Murffy on Aug 16, 2021 2:58:23 GMT
This thread is making me wonder how I've been able to get by without a poleaxe for so long.
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Post by Bob B on Aug 17, 2021 11:10:31 GMT
I ended up with a war hammer from a member here...(I think it is) and some other European style hammer claw grabbing stick pole spear combo thing. Nothing on par or as nice to what these fellas are throwing around.
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