Bidspirit auction | 16th - 17th C. Polish

16th - 17th C. Polish or German Battle War Hammer - - 16th - 17th C. Polish or German Battle War Hammer - Helmet Breaker. A vicious weapon used by either Germanic or Eastern European warriors for breaking through helmets and heavy armor. With its powerful armor-piercing blade having an unusual ribbed ball hammer-head back. Mounted on a solid steel shaft of square section with twisted middle section. Having a long belt clip attached by two rivets under the head. All with simple chiseled geometrical decorations. And with a cord wrapped wooden grip bordered by two parallel round steel disks. A rare early example of a unusual and seldom encountered form. Overall length: 21”, Head length: 5”