This archival source document of the Middle Ages and Renaissance describes the development, manufacture and use of European staff weapons and provides new information using existing objects and archival material. Their effect on the modern map of Europe is discussed.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword / Walter J. Karcheski, Jr.
1 General background and forerunners 7
2 Halberds 17
3 Extant examples of halberds 33
4 Different styles in simultaneous use 81
5 Fastenings, poles, and finishing procedures 87
6 The use of halberds 99
7 Halberds : details of rapid identification 105
8 Glaives 107
9 Bills 115
10 Partizans 125
11 The Morgenstern group 137
12 Ahlspiesse 151
13 Axes and axe derivatives 155
14 The guisarme and the bardiche 165
15 The brandistocco, corseke, and related weapons 177
16 Vouge and Couteau de Breche 183
17 The military scythe 191
18 The Jedburgh staff and Lochaber axe 195
19 The doloir 199
20 Conservation and restoration of polearms 203
21 The marketplace 209
