Brief Description:  The poleaxe is a devastating 15th-century European polearm designed to defeat plate armor. Ranging from 5 to 7 feet, it features a wooden shaft reinforced with metal straps. Its versatile, multi-tool steel head combines an axe blade, a back hammer, a top spike, and bottom spikes for hooking and trapping.

The design of the weapon allowed for a variety of offensive and defensive moves:

The Spike (Top): A rigid, square spike designed to pierce between overlapping plates or burst through chainmail.

The Axe Blade: Used to hack at less-armored opponents or focus kinetic energy to dent thicker armor.

The Hammer (Back): Flat or textured with pyramidal teeth to deliver immense blunt force trauma without getting stuck in the target.

Hooking Elements: Scoops and langets (metal side strips) were used to trip opponents, pull knights from horseback, or parry strikes.

Bottom Spike: The queue (tail) of the poleaxe was often utilized for close-quarters strikes.