Английская Википедия:Bec de corbin
Шаблон:Short description Bec de corbin (Шаблон:Lang-fr, Шаблон:IPA-fr) is a type of polearm and war hammer that was popular in late medieval Europe. The name is Old French for "raven's beak".[1][2] Similar to the Lucerne hammer, it consists of a modified hammer's head and spike mounted atop a long pole. Unlike the Lucerne hammer, the bec de corbin was used primarily with the "beak" or fluke to attack instead of the hammer head.Шаблон:Citation needed The hammer face balancing the beak was often blunt instead of the multi-pronged Lucerne, and the beak tended to be stouter; better designed for tearing into plate armor, mail, or gambeson. Nonetheless, some becs-de-corbin also had a multi-pronged hammer.[2] The spike mounted on the top of the head was also not nearly as long and thin as on the Lucerne. Bec de corbin is sometimes used as a general term to describe several types of war hammer, such as mauls and horseman's picks. A similar name, bec de faucon (meaning "falcon's beak"), refers to a related weapon called a poleaxe or, more specifically, to the hook on its reverse side.
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External links
- Spotlight: The Medieval Poleaxe, by Alexi Goranov
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