Category:Halberd

HALBERD (polearm)
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Weight: ~7 kg
Rank(s): 1st and 2nd row

        By far the oldest and most often used 
polearm, the halberd consists of a cleaverlike 
axe blade mounted on a staff averaging six feet 
in length. The axe blade is balanced at the rear 
with a fluke, and surmounted by a sharp spike, 
usually of quadrangular design. The fluke is 
sometimes replaced by a hook used to dismount 
cavalry. 
        A halberd can be best described as a cross 
between a spear and an axe.
        Though a halberd's main function is to 
dismount cavalry, it may also be employed as a 
thrusting weapon and a cutting weapon. It is not a 
fast weapon, even compared to other polearms. 

Some skill(s) usable with the weapon: 
  Battlecry, impaler, lure, mangle and polearms.

See also:
  Javelin, short spear, harpoon, ranseur, boar spear, bardiche, 
  long spear, fauchard, trident, glaive, gisarme, pilum, pike, 
  voulge and lance.