1592954080000 980812800000 term-87043 1616541403600 1312636599000 1616290611809 adlib fitz-online adlib-term-87043 aab20793-1e45-3063-86b9-9ff52970acdf 2 1 scope note 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. reference term-81554 adlib-term-81554 f8596f2a-db53-3e6e-802e-53eb77d2b85b pollaxe V.TK.AFU.ARI.BOK.BUE 1 code V.TK.AFU.ARI.BOK.BUE 1 poleaxe reference term-86915 adlib-term-86915 98e1baee-b2ea-3c23-8ce0-2b117d9575a6 staff weapons reference term-86760 adlib-term-86760 94e7489b-8791-3f8c-940e-7f1e65d90cb4 axes (weapons) poleaxe term