war hammer

A late medieval weapon of war originally intended for close combat action. It was designed to deliver heavy damage against well-armored opponents through sheer blunt force. Though some adapted it as a versatile polearm weapon instead by giving it a longer handle.

Real life war hammers are comparable in size with a regular carpentry hammer, though with a longer handle and often a spike opposite the blunt head to pierce armor. This tag can also be applied to fantasy weapons depicted simply as an oversized hammer.

Not to be confused with Warhammer 40k.

See also

• List of weapons

External links

• Wikipedia: War hammer

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