European staff weapons featuring a head with an axlike blade balanced behind by either a sharp, slightly curved fluke or a flat, ridged hammerhead, a short spike surmounting the staff, and metal reinforcement protecting the upper part of the staff, with a rondel just below it as a hand guard. They were popular in foot combat in both warfare and tournaments in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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