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Pole Hammer

Pole Hammer: Excellent training weapon for "Le Jeu de la Hache" - ("Axe Play")  and much of Talhoffer's work.  This is a rubber headed weapon that can absorb some of the impact during use.  Armour and protective gear is required to use the weapon.  Consult your instructor or safety official before using this weapon.

Some of the exclusive enhancements to this product include:

• Custom rubber thrusting tip - Much stiffer than the spikes shown below, these are the main choice by most martial artist since they offer better feedback to the users.

• Hardened leather roundel

• 1-1/4" ash (3.2cm) octagon shaft 

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Optional Poleweapon Top & Bottom Spike (WMA)

The thrust with each end of the poleaxe was an integral part of historical technique as recorded in the 15th century treatises of Fiore dei Liberi, Pietro Monte, Paulus Kals and Hans Talhoffer, as it is in the anonymous Jeu de la Hache.

For students of these styles, however, simulating such a weapon has long been a problem. We took care when designing the 1467 Talhoffer weapon head to evoke the feel of the original; now, we have done the same for our WMA poleweapon thrusting head. Intended for use as a compliment to the Polehammer head, the spike can be placed at the top of the weapon to simulate the "dague dessus" or at the bottom, to simulate the "dague dessous".

Each tip flexes as the head is hollow for part of its length. The tip will compress on impact, or fold with a less perfect strike, easing the force communicated to your partner. Although most users say these flex too much and choose the Purpleheart thrusting tip.

Beyond polearms, the tip can be used effectively as a spear-point, giving more precise play than a  larger padded heads.

Our rubber weapons are designed for students of historical fighting forms and tournament combatants who are looking to explore the weapon without the risk inherent in any metal or wooden version.

Currently the tips are available only in a WMA version, as the SCA rules require a much larger surface area for the head itself and a larger amount of direct compression (as opposed to bend).

The spike features a compression-fit 1" mounting hole that will fit on 1" round, square or octagonal ash poles commonly used in Western martial arts weapons.  Price is per each.