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A diagram of a battle axe block as seen from above. Lot 1 is a regular plot of land while Lot 2 is the corresponding battle axe block located behind it. In real estate, a battle axe block, hammerhead block, [1] hatchet block or flagpole block [2] is a block of land situated behind another, with access to the street through a narrow driveway shared by both properties. [3]
A fasces image, with the axe in the middle of the bundle of rods. Fasces (/ ˈ f æ s iː z / FASS-eez, Latin:; a plurale tantum, from the Latin word fascis, meaning 'bundle'; Italian: fascio littorio) is a bound bundle of wooden rods, often but not always including an axe (occasionally two axes) with its blade emerging.
However, the axe blade on a poleaxe seems to have been consistently smaller than that of a halberd. A smaller head concentrates the kinetic energy of the blow on a smaller area, enabling the impact to defeat armour, while broader halberd heads are better against opponents with less mail or plate armour.
The halberd consists of an axe blade topped with a spike mounted on a long shaft. It can have a hook or thorn on the back side of the axe blade for grappling mounted combatants and protecting allied soldiers (Musket men, swords men, etc). [2] The halberd was usually 1.5 to 1.8 metres (4.9 to 5.9 ft) long. [3]
Francisca forged in modern Tomahawk shape design from cannon steel from the Leopard I battle tank. Tomahawk throwing [17] is a popular sport among American and Canadian historical reenactment groups, and new martial arts such as Okichitaw have begun to revive tomahawk fighting techniques used during the colonial era. [18]
The Assyrians used maces probably about nineteenth century BC and in their campaigns; the maces were usually made of stone or marble and furnished with gold or other metals, but were rarely used in battle unless fighting heavily armoured infantry. An important, later development in mace heads was the use of metal for their composition.
Shang dynasty polearm. The classification of polearms can be difficult, and European weapon classifications in particular can be confusing. This can be due to a number of factors, including uncertainty in original descriptions, changes in weapons or nomenclature through time, mistranslation of terms, and the well-meaning inventiveness of later experts.
Ceremony hammer of a miner VEB Kombinat Senftenberg - with honorary uniform. A pickaxe, pick-axe, or pick is a generally T-shaped hand tool used for prying.Its head is typically metal, attached perpendicularly to a longer handle, traditionally made of wood, occasionally metal, and increasingly fiberglass.