Lucerne hammer
| Lucerne hammer | |
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| Information | |
| Weapon type: | Battle hammer |
| Designations: | Falcon beak |
| Use: | War weapon, status symbol |
| Creation time: | circa 14th century |
| Working time: | approx. 15th century - 17th century, later decorative |
| Region of origin / author: |
Germany |
| Distribution: | Italy , France , Germany , Switzerland |
| Overall length: | approx. 120 cm to approx. 240 cm |
| Blade length: | up to approx. 50 cm |
| Weight: | up to about 14 kg |
| Handle: | Wood, metal |
| Particularities: | today only as a decorative or parade weapon |
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The Lucerne hammer , also known as the falcon's beak, is a pole weapon . It is a war hammer , which usually has three characteristics: a hammer side with sharp edges, an opposing sharp hook (beak) and a pushing point (also spear iron) on a shaft at least 150 cm long . The weight of a Lucerne hammer is usually 2 to 6, rarely up to 14 kg.
Sometimes the Lucerne hammer is also referred to as the murder ax . The hammer on display in the Wallace Collection , known as the “poleaxe” (murder ax), is evidence of this, as it is very similar to the continental finds. These war hammers were used by the common foot folk, but were also widespread among knights in single combat on foot. They were used between the 14th and 16th centuries. The Lucerne hammer got its name from a mass find near the city of Lucerne (Switzerland).
literature
- André Schulze (Hrsg.): Medieval ways of fighting. Volume 2: The War Hammer, Shield and Piston. Talhoffers Fechtbuch anno domini 1467. von Zabern, Mainz 2007, ISBN 978-3-8053-3736-6 .
- Wendelin Boeheim : Handbook of the armory. The historical development of the weapon system from the beginning of the Middle Ages to the end of the 18th century. Seemann, Leipzig 1890 ( Seemanns Kunstgewerbliche Handbücher 7, ZDB -ID 53757-3 ), (reprint. Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, ISBN 3-201-00257-7 ).
Individual evidence
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^ Paulus Kal: Fechtbuch, dedicated to the Count Palatine Ludwig (before 1480) - BSB Cgm 1507 sheet 37 ff.
Hans Talhoffer : Fechtbuch (1467) - BSB Cod.icon. 394a Chapter 4 de.wikisource