War hammer
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A war hammer is a weapon that was used by both foot soldiers and cavalry. It is a very old weapon and gave its name, owing to its constant use, to Judah Maccabee, a 2nd-century BC Jewish rebel, and to
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Detail of the head of a war hammer
Maurice, Elector of Saxony wields a war hammer on a posthumous portrait
Knight with war hammer (painting by Paolo Uccello)
Sledgehammer
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A sledgehammer or sledge is a tool with a flat, massive, often metal head, attached to a long wooden or solid handle. Its long handle and heavy head allow the sledgehammer to pick up momentum during a
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…a rifle bullet. A maul is a long-handled hammer with a heavy head, of wood, lead, iron, or steel. It is similar in appearance and function to a modern sledgehammer, it is sometimes shown as having a spear-like spike on the fore-end of the shaft. The use of the maul as a weapon seems to date from the later 14th…
20-pound (9.1 kg) and 10-pound (4.5 kg) sledgehammers
A straight peen sledge hammer from an 1899 American book on blacksmithing
Spike maul used for driving railroad spikes during track construction