Life size Halberd Ax with wooden handle 8503

Halberd ax made in Toledo. It is an ax with a wooden handle and stainless steel blade (dull).

Pike, polearm widely used by infantry, mainly to confront cavalry attacks and charges.
Pikes were used for the first time by the ancient Greeks, in the famous phalanxes, which were large squares made up of rows of pikemen, called "foot companions. At the end of the Middle Ages, the Swiss, appreciated mercenaries for more, reinvented their use. At the beginning of the Modern Age, variants appeared, with the model of the Spanish Tercios being the one that prevailed.
Clearly defensive in nature, the pike was used above all in defensive or coverage tactics: To avoid charges, stop cavalry or defend sites and positions.
The end of the pikes, at the beginning of the 18th century, came when the musket, more powerful than the harquebus, could carry a bayonet, serving as a spear in hand-to-hand combat. Shifting the power from firearms to pikes.

• Wooden handle.
• Natural size
• Length: 205cm

Excellent Medieval Pike belonging to the Collection “Historical Armor Accessories” manufactured by Marto.
Certificate of Quality and Origin. Made in Toledo.