#billhook

[blumineck]

Some improvised weapons are better than nothing. Others were so good that they became military issue across Europe for several centuries!

Anyway, here’s Patreon

[askymzbuki]

Skunk Billman-at-arms of House York

[strange-doors]

Government mandated fursona

[gawrkin]

Broke: Give Guinevere a sword or a bow so she can fight Woke: Give Guinevere a less predictable weapon like a glaive or a warhammer. Bespoke: Give Guinevere a billhook as her personal defense weapon and watch the sheer carnage ensue-

*(Incidently, the polearm version of the billhook was historically fielded as an anti-cavalry weapon. 😉)

[the-spoon-fairy]

[wearemercs]

Bloody Unhold Contract by Zahir Aqakhani

[cutecuttlefish]

The sword of the day is the billhook.

We’re back to polearms today. This one was used in England, and sees its origins in an agricultural tool used for trimming tree limbs. Its use on the battlefield was significantly more deadly, though. The hook could be used to unseat cavalry, who could then be readily dispatched with the end spike (often reinforced for incredible armor penetration) or the cutting edge. The additional spike on the back edge of this example not only provides an additional option for attack, but a means for parrying and pushing an opponent’s weapon.

[m3dieval]

Spiezer Chronicle p74, by Diebold Schilling. 1484-85