Book Of Traceable Heraldic Art

Polearm

See also: Streitgabelklinge in Pictorial Dictionary of Heraldry.

Billhook (1) §

A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. Similar to a spear with sharp protruding hooks added.

Default orientation: point to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Pennsic Traceable Art. Artist unknown.

Billhook (2) §

A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. Similar to a spear with sharp protruding hooks added.

Default orientation: point to chief. No proper coloration.

Fauchard (1) §

An agricultural implemented mounted to a long haft for military purposes.

Default orientation: point to chief. No proper coloration.

Adapted from an image of fourteenth-century fauchards.

Fauchard (2) §

An agricultural implemented mounted to a long haft for military purposes.

Default orientation: point to chief. No proper coloration.

Adapted from an image of sixteenth-century fauchards.

Glaive (1) §

A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. Similar to a spear with sharp protruding hooks added.

Default orientation: point to chief, cutting to dexter. No proper coloration.

Glaive (2) §

A sharp blade attached to a wooden shaft. Similar to a spear with sharp protruding hooks added.

Default orientation: point to chief, cutting to dexter. No proper coloration.

Source: Viking Answer Lady SVG Images For Heralds. Artist: Gunnvôr silfrahárr.

Halberd §

A war axe with a hook on the back and a long spike at the tip.

Default orientation: point to chief, cutting to dexter. No proper coloration.

Partisan §

A specialized variety of spear with protrusions on each side of the blade.

Default orientation: point to chief. No proper coloration.

War-Scythe (1) §

An agricultural implemented mounted to a long haft for military purposes.

Default orientation: point to chief. No proper coloration.

Adapted from a photograph of Polish scythemen during the insurrection of 1863.

War-Scythe (2) §

An agricultural implemented mounted to a long haft for military purposes.

Default orientation: point to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Krótka Nauka o Kosach i Pikach. Artist unknown.

Streitgabelklinge §

The blade from a specialized pole arm, blazoned with the German word for “war fork blade.”

Default orientation: points to chief. No proper coloration.

Source: Neustifter Wappenbuch. Artist: Vigil Raber. (From the arms of Lynnser.)