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Dan Howard
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 Posted: Mon 11 Nov, 2024 2:07 pm Post subject: |
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Some of the problem is that we use terms dfferently today. At the time, the "hammer" was the spikey part. The flat bludgeoning part was called a "poll".
A pollhammer was a hammer (spike) with a poll on the back.
A pollaxe was an axe with a poll on the back.
Author: Bronze Age Military Equipment, Pen and Sword Books
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