German Halberd Head – Pole Axe

The halberd is a cut and thrust combination staff weapon consisting of an axe-like blade, rear facing break and spear point. With a long history of use, the poleaxe was very popular weapon. With a good sharp point it could be used as a short spear, the back hammer or spike could be used to batter or pierce armor and the axe head itself was quite lethal.