war hammer

A war hammer is a weapon that was used by both foot soldiers and cavalry. It is a very old weapon and gave its name, owing to its constant use, to Judah Maccabee, a 2nd-century BC Jewish rebel, and to Charles Martel, one of the rulers of France. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the war hammer became an elaborately decorated and handsome weapon.

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warhammer
blunt instrument, hammer, 

bec de corbin, blunt instrument, cold weapon, czekan, horseman's pick, Lucerne hammer, obuch, weapon functional class, 

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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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  czekan ⓘ
  type of war hammer with a pointed impact part

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  horseman's pick ⓘ
  type of war hammer with a pointed head, usually with a short handle

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  obuch ⓘ
  Polish Renaissance weapon

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

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Freydal 05

Verschiedene Kettenhemden

Head of a War Hammer MET 5994

Musée (Muséum) , casse-têtes en pierre (Nelle Calédonie) - Fonds Trutat - 51Fi276

Freydal fol.202 (Taschen)

Drevnosti RG v3 ill076

Sprüngli Hinterglasbild Prüfung des Glaubens

Portrait of Prince-Elector Maurice of Saxony (1521–1553), in armour (by Lucas Cranach the Younger) - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

War Hammer, German, Saxony (MET, 29.158.674)

War Hammer, German, Saxony (MET, 29.158.674)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		bec de corbin	pole weapon, war hammer	Wikidata
class	weapon		czekan	war hammer	Wikidata
class	weapon		horseman's pick	war hammer	Wikidata
class	weapon		obuch	war hammer	Wikidata
class	weapon	1301	Lucerne hammer	war hammer, pole weapon, cold weapon	Wikidata
link	page		Statens historiska museers samlingar page@		Wikidata
link	page		Tesauro Museus de guerra pagede guerra @		Wikidata
commons	image		Freydal 05		Commons
commons	image		Verschiedene Kettenhemden		Commons
commons	image		Head of a War Hammer MET 5994		Commons
commons	image		Musée (Muséum) , casse-têtes en pierre (Nelle Calédonie) - Fonds Trutat - 51Fi276		Commons
commons	image		Freydal fol.202 (Taschen)		Commons
commons	image		Drevnosti RG v3 ill076		Commons
commons	image		Sprüngli Hinterglasbild Prüfung des Glaubens		Commons
commons	image		Portrait of Prince-Elector Maurice of Saxony (1521–1553), in armour (by Lucas Cranach the Younger) - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden		Commons
commons	image		War Hammer, German, Saxony (MET, 29.158.674)		Commons
commons	image		War Hammer, German, Saxony (MET, 29.158.674)		Commons