Halberd
TypePolearm
OriginSwitzerland/Europe
Era1300s
UsersSwiss pikemen
About Halberd
Combined an axe, spike, and hook on a 2-meter pole. The Swiss used it to devastating effect against cavalry and infantry alike. Swiss halberdiers defeated the Burgundian army in the 1470s. The Vatican Swiss Guard still carries them today, though mostly ceremonial.
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