staff weapon

A polearm or pole weapon 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, extending the user's effective range and striking power. Polearms are predominantly melee weapons, with a subclass of spear-like designs fit for thrusting and/or throwing. Because many polearms were adapted from agricultural implements or other fairly abundant tools, and contained relatively little metal, they were cheap to make and readily available. When belligerents in warfare had a poorer class who could not pay for dedicated military weapons, they would often appropriate tools as cheap weapons. The cost of training was comparatively low, since these conscripted farmers had spent most of their lives using these "weapons" in the fields. This made polearms the favoured weapon of peasant levies and peasant rebellions the world over.

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battle pole, bayonet, bec de corbin, bill, bisento, bō, cold weapon, corseque, fauchard, ge, gichang, gig, glaive, guandao, guisarme, gun, halberd, hyeopdo, ji, kontos, lance, lance, lanzalonga, Lucerne hammer, makila, man catcher, military fork, nagamaki, nagikama, naginata, ngao, partisan, pi, pike, pollaxe, sibyna, sovnya, spear, spear (hunting), spiedo, spontoon, stabbing weapon, swordstaff, taiaha, torimono sandōgu, trident, voulge, war scythe, weapon functional class, woldo, ōtsuchi, 

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  battle pole ⓘ
  type of weapon

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  bayonet ⓘ
  bladed weapon designed for attachment to a firearm

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  bec de corbin ⓘ
  medieval pole weapon, war hammer with a pointed head, and usually with a long handle

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  bill ⓘ
  polearm weapon used by infantry in medieval Europe

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  bisento ⓘ
  Japanese pole weapon

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  bō ⓘ
  staff weapon

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  corseque ⓘ
  pole weapon

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  fauchard ⓘ
  pole weapon

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  ge ⓘ
  Chinese pole weapon

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  gichang ⓘ
  Korean pole weapon

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  gig ⓘ
  spear used for fishing and small game hunting

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  glaive ⓘ
  pole weapon

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  guandao ⓘ
  type of pole weapon

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  guisarme ⓘ
  pole weapon

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  gun ⓘ
  long Chinese staff weapon used in Chinese martial arts

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  halberd ⓘ
  pole weapon with axe blade topped with a spike

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  hyeopdo ⓘ
  type of pole weapon

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  ji ⓘ
  ancient pole arm used as a military weapon

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  kontos ⓘ
  Sarmatian Roman pole weapon

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  lance ⓘ
  pole weapon that is primarily used on horseback for mounted warfare

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  lance ⓘ
  

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  lanzalonga ⓘ
  medieval Italian pole weapon

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  makila ⓘ
  pole weapon

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  man catcher ⓘ
  type of pole weapon

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  military fork ⓘ
  type of pole weapon

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  nagamaki ⓘ
  Japanese sword with an extra long handle

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  nagikama ⓘ
  

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  naginata ⓘ
  type of Japanese pole weapon

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  ngao ⓘ
  pole weapon traditionally used during the 18th century in Thailand

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  ōtsuchi ⓘ
  pole weapon

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  partisan ⓘ
  type of polearm

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  pi ⓘ
  pole weapon of ancient China

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  pike ⓘ
  pole weapon

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  pollaxe ⓘ
  European polearm that was widely used by medieval infantry

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  sibyna ⓘ
  type of spear

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  sovnya ⓘ
  type of pole weapon

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  spear ⓘ
  weapon or tool consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head that is used for thrusting or throwing

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  spear (hunting) ⓘ
  kind of pole weapon

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  spiedo ⓘ
  pole weapon

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  spontoon ⓘ
  type of polearm

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  swordstaff ⓘ
  medieval Scandinavian pole weapon

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  taiaha ⓘ
  close-quarters staff weapon of Māori

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  torimono sandōgu ⓘ
  Japanese pole weapon

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  trident ⓘ
  three-prong spear

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  voulge ⓘ
  weapon

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  war scythe ⓘ
  type of pole weapon with a curved single-edged blade with the cutting edge on the concave side of the blade

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  woldo ⓘ
  type of pole weapon

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  Lucerne hammer ⓘ
  polearm which was popular in Switzerland during the 15th to 17th centuries

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Han Dynasty Sha 铩 with bat shaped guard and scabbard. Produced by LK Chen.

Henri de La Rochejaquelein at the battle of Cholet. October 17, 1793. Painting by Paul-Émile Boutigny, 1899, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Cholet.

Detail of Han Dynasty Sha 铩 with bat shaped guard. Produced by LK Chen

Gifujyou5840

Pole weapons in Szczyrzyc monastery museum 02

Staff Weapon, Italian, detail (MET, 14.25.184)

Pole weapons in Szczyrzyc monastery museum 03

Pole weapons in Szczyrzyc monastery museum 04

Staff Weapon, Italian, detail (MET, 14.25.184)

Poland proclaiming death condemnation to death for Russia (January Uprising satire)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		battle pole	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		bayonet	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		bec de corbin	pole weapon, war hammer	Wikidata
class	weapon		bill	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		bisento	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		bō	pole weapon, blunt instrument	Wikidata
class	weapon		corseque	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		fauchard	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		ge	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		gichang	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		gig	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		glaive	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		guandao	pole weapon, weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		guisarme	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		gun	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		halberd	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		hyeopdo	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		ji	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		kontos	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		lance	spear, pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		lance	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		lanzalonga	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		makila	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		man catcher	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		military fork	pole weapon, farmer weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		nagamaki	Japanese sword, pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		nagikama	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		naginata	sports equipment, pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		ngao	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		ōtsuchi	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		partisan	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		pi	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		pike	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		pollaxe	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		sibyna	pole weapon, spear	Wikidata
class	weapon		sovnya	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		spear	sports equipment, pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		spear (hunting)	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		spiedo	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		spontoon	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		swordstaff	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		taiaha	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		torimono sandōgu	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		trident	fishing tackle, pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		voulge	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		war scythe	pole weapon, farmer weapon, cold weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon		woldo	pole weapon	Wikidata
class	weapon	1301	Lucerne hammer	war hammer, pole weapon, cold weapon	Wikidata
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
commons	image		Han Dynasty Sha 铩 with bat shaped guard and scabbard. Produced by LK Chen.		Commons
commons	image		Henri de La Rochejaquelein at the battle of Cholet. October 17, 1793. Painting by Paul-Émile Boutigny, 1899, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Cholet.		Commons
commons	image		Detail of Han Dynasty Sha 铩 with bat shaped guard. Produced by LK Chen		Commons
commons	image		Gifujyou5840		Commons
commons	image		Pole weapons in Szczyrzyc monastery museum 02		Commons
commons	image		Staff Weapon, Italian, detail (MET, 14.25.184)		Commons
commons	image		Pole weapons in Szczyrzyc monastery museum 03		Commons
commons	image		Pole weapons in Szczyrzyc monastery museum 04		Commons
commons	image		Staff Weapon, Italian, detail (MET, 14.25.184)		Commons
commons	image		Poland proclaiming death condemnation to death for Russia (January Uprising satire)		Commons