pole weapon 1

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a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user's effective range.

  • 1.Because they contain relatively little metal, polearms are cheap to make, which has made them the favored weapon of peasant levies.
  • a close combat weapon in which the main fighting part of the weapon is fitted to the end of a long shaft, typically of wood, thereby extending the user's effective range.

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