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==Similar and related polearms == [[File:ζ΅·ε€θ₯ΏηΆ-θζΆ.svg|thumb|Chinese deity holding a yue]] {{main|Polearm}} *[[Bardiche]], a type of two-handed [[battle axe]] known in the 16th and 17th centuries in Eastern Europe *[[Bill (weapon)|Bill]], similar to a halberd but with a hooked blade form *[[Dagger-axe|''Ge'' or dagger-axe]], a Chinese weapon in use from the [[Shang dynasty]] (est. 1500 BC) that had a dagger-shaped blade mounted perpendicular to a spearhead *[[Fauchard]], a curved blade atop a {{cvt|2|m}} pole that was used in Europe between the 11th and 14th centuries *[[Guisarme]], a medieval bladed weapon on the end of a long pole; later designs implemented a small reverse spike on the back of the blade *[[Glaive]], a large blade, up to {{cvt|45|cm}} long, on the end of a {{cvt|2|m}} pole *''[[Guandao]]'', a Chinese polearm from the 3rd century AD that had a heavy curved blade with a spike at the back *[[Ji (polearm)|''Ji'']] (ζ), a Chinese polearm combining a spear and [[dagger-axe]] *''[[Kamayari]]'', a Japanese spear with blade offshoots *[[Lochaber axe]], a Scottish weapon that had a heavy blade attached to a pole in a similar fashion to a [[voulge]] *''[[Naginata]]'', a Japanese weapon that had a {{convert|30|to|60|cm|in|-long|adj=mid}} blade attached by a sword guard to a wooden shaft *[[Partisan (weapon)|Partisan]], a large double-bladed spearhead mounted on a long shaft that had protrusions on either side for [[parrying]] sword thrusts *[[Poleaxe]], a type of polearm with an [[axe]]head or [[hammer]]head on the sides with either a spike or [[spear]]head at the top and mounted on a long shaft. It was developed in the 14th century and remained in use until the 16th century to breach the [[plate armour]] worn by European [[knight]]s and [[Man-at-arms|men-at-arms]] *[[Ranseur]], a polearm consisting of a spearhead affixed with a cross hilt at its base derived from the earlier [[spetum]] *[[Spontoon]], a 17th-century weapon that consisted of a large blade with two side blades mounted on a long {{cvt|2|m}} pole, considered a more elaborate [[Pike (weapon)|pike]] *[[Voulge]], a crude single-edged blade bound to a wooden shaft *[[Tabar (axe)|Tabarzin]], a type of battle axe from Middle East. *[[War scythe]], an improvised weapon that consisted of a blade from a [[scythe]] attached vertically to a shaft *[[Welsh hook]], similar to a halberd and thought to originate from a forest-bill *''[[Woldo]]'', A Korean [[polearm]] that had a crescent-shaped blade mounted on a long shaft, similar in construction to the Chinese ''[[guandao]]'', and primarily served as a symbol of the [[Royal Guard Command|Royal Guard]] *Yue, a Chinese axe with long shaft.
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