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WARHAMMER (bludgeon)
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Weight: ~3 kg
Rank(s): 1st row
Mounted knights cannot effectively use long pole weapons
while on horseback, and as a result, many weapons have been fitted
with shorter shafts so they may be wielded with just one hand.
Maces and flails are two previous examples of this--the war hammer
is another.
The horseman's war hammer is the descendent of the Lucerne
hammer. It is made entirely of steel, with rondels protecting and
strengthening the grip. Rondels are small disks of metal, often
shaped into decorative designs. The shaft is about 18 inches long.
Dwarves favor war hammers as a primary weapon. It is guessed
that, given the dwarves' skill in using the hammer for non-combative
purposes, they naturally developed the skill for using it as a weapon
of war. The war hammer personifies the dwarven race: short, tough, and
blunt.
Some war hammers are fitted with a spike at the top.
Some skill(s) usable with the weapon:
Battlecry, bludgeons, lure, pound and pulverize.
See also:
Blackjack, staff, jo, ice pick, whip, club, hammer, pick,
cudgel, morningstar, mace, war mattock, battle mace,
flail and maul.
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