Brandestoc
| Brandestoc | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Polearm, halberd |
| Designations: | Brandestoc |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Europe , knighthood |
| Distribution: | Europe |
| Overall length: | about 200 cm |
| Handle: | Wood, metal nails |
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The Brandestoc is a version of the halberd .
description
The Brandestoc has a striking head that is composed of various weapon components. It is available with a ax blade or with a hammer head. On the opposite side, a sharp impact blade or a hammer head is usually attached. What all versions have in common is a strong, straight and long blade that protrudes forwards from the hammer or ax head . The blade is usually worked with a central ridge. The impact head is attached to the shaft with a grommet. The shaft is made of wood and in many versions it is studded with metal nails to increase the grip. The Brandestoc is one of the halberds or battle hammers, depending on the version. It was used particularly often in Italy and France . The name Brandestoc is also used for another polearm that looks fork-shaped ( Runke ). It is not to be confused with the weapon described here.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone, Donald J. LaRocca, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times , Courier Dover Publications, 1999, page 142, ISBN 978-0-486-40726 -5
literature
- Association for historical weapons, magazine for historical weapons, volume 2, publishing house Akademische Druck- u. Publishing House, 1902, page 314
- Nick Evangelista : The encyclopedia of the sword , Greenwood Publishing Group, 1995, page 76, ISBN 978-0-313-27896-9
- Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, NY), Bashford Dean, William Henry Riggs, Handbook of arms and armor: European and Oriental, including the William H. Riggs collection , Verlag The Gilliss press, 1915, page 68, 195 [1]
