Pollaxe about 1520

Pollaxe about 1520

Please note: This is just an ornamental item, not intended for real use!

The pollaxe is a type of European polearm. It was widely used by medieval infantry. It is also known by the names poleaxe, pole-axe, pole axe, polax, and Hache (French meaning axe).

Superb copy, with a high carbon blade and langets to protect the shaft. A magnificent example of a pole arm.

• Total length approx. 1725mm
• Length of the wooden shaft including the metal butt cap approx. 1325mm
• The ax blade is approx. 98mm wide and approx. 245mm long
• The curved back beak is approx. 126mm long and approx. 40mm wide
• The spike is approx. 335mm long, 24.9mm wide and approx. 4.93mm thick
• The metal head of the pole axe is attached to the handle with two langets. They are approx. 380mm long; approx. 28mm wide and approx. 1.5mm thick
• The shaft (pole) is a squared timber with rounded edges with a cross section of approximately 39.04 x 38.8mm
• The metal butt cap is approx. 36.3mm long and its cross section corresponds to the cross section of the pole
• The hand-filed cross in the ax blade has dimensions approx. 14.7 x 14.7mm
• There are two notches at the pointed ends of the ax blade
• The spike is pointy and its side edges are approx. 1mm thick
• Thickness of the edges on the curved back beak is also approx. 1mm; its edge starts approx. 86mm from the tip
• Total weight approx. 2920 g

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