WTB - Poleaxe

[wembly6]

Interested to see if anyone has a second hand poleaxe they want to sell. Looking for something in reasonable condition, preferably reenactment safe, but doesn't matter if it isn't, as long as it isn't 'sharp'. I will be using it for single practise and "show n tell" only.
Please pm me if you have anything suitable you would like to sell.

Thanks,
Mark

[Vermin]

Not second hand - but Cap-a-pie does one from stock

http://www.capapie.co.uk/index.php?rout ... duct_id=63

[Frances Perry]

That's a war hammer, NOT a poleaxe.

[Vermin]

Ah - My mistake - Not my century

Carry on as you were

[tonka]

hi have you tried badger at traders of history, got one from him last year well worth the money, approx £90

[wembly6]

Have dropped Traders of History an email, but no reply yet. Couldn't see one on their website.
If anyone has a second hand one from Armoury Marek, Kasto, or similar I would be quite interested.

[Simon@thestanleys]

Try Joseph Dawes at Whitewell arms. He makes the best pollaxes and they are very reasonable.

[wembly6]

Thanks Simon,
Unfortunately a new poleaxe from Whitewell is a bit out of my price range, but maybe a second hand one if anyone wants to part with one....

[House of De Clifford]

I distincly remember seeing Marc with his new Pollaxe on his stall TORM earlier this year. It was lovely! If you contact him through here (Cap-a-Pie) i am sure he will shed some light on the subject for you.
If this is the case Marc, how much are they going to be ?
Dave.

[Cap-a-pie]

I distincly remember seeing Marc with his new Pollaxe on his stall TORM earlier this year. It was lovely!

Hi Dave, this was a custom piece and essentially was the War Hammer head, with some changes made on the bottom section and attached to a longer haft as per customer requirements. I'm currently looking into producing the metal work in high grade mild steel as have had some requests for making these "usable" on the field so also rounding off some of the points. The war hammer sections I currently have are simply cast, main aim behind this was so they would be cheaper to make and more for show and tell as they are based on an original from the Wallace collection with pointy bits. So not really made for taking on the field in re enactment.

For the next version I'm planning on making the top section with longer langets. This one was just to see what it was like with a longer haft and different bottom section as per customer requirements.

[Mark Griffin]

What Mark has done with re-hafting the war hammer is perfectly fine and dandy.

I do have a couple of VERY manky similar things knocking about, but they would need a bit of sorting, welding etc.

Tim Noyes at Heron does good pollaxes.

The museum replic ones based on the Wallace one everyone copies are very nice indeed. But sharp and cost what they are worth.

[tonw]

Marc just a quick question what wood is the pole for the warhammer made from?

I have a head that needs putting on a pole and well my local timbre yards are less than helpful

[cloudy-cola-corp]

you want something like ash or hickory that tend to split if they do break rather than shatter and splinter off in all directions

[Cap-a-pie]

I use ash

[Mark Griffin]

ash is best. Hickory is great if you are re-enacting John Cabot and the bristol adventurers incursions into the new world maybe but apart from that it has no place in historical interpretation pre late 19th cent.

[MichaelAnderson]

I have a pollaxe made for me by Paul Binns that I would be willing to part with for the right price. It has an ash shaft and I made sure it was as safe as a pollaxe could be as I cant help but feel some that we see on the field are still a little bit pointy in some places. Pm me if you're interested with your email and I'll send pics

Cheers

Michael

[wembly6]

Sent you a PM about your Paul Binns poleaxe.

[wembly6]

Still looking....

[Mark Griffin]

trouble is, once you get a decent pollaxe, you tend to hang on to it. the 2nd handpollaxe market has ever been that busy I'm afraid.

[paul bennett]

Id recommend Cap-a-pie's pollaxe. I fitted the first few war hammers and made that longer pollaxe haft, so its 2 traders fpr the price of 1 The metal bits are of really good quallity. Most other socketed items I have seen have been quite rough inside the socket, making fitting problematic and thus potentially weak. These are nice and clean and make for a good, strong fit.

[Marcus Woodhouse]

I'm with Mark. I have three pollaxes (hace/mallet, hace/bec, mallet/bec) which I take depending largely upon how intimidating I want to be. And I'm not getting rid of any of them.

[wembly6]

trouble is, once you get a decent pollaxe, you tend to hang on to it. the 2nd handpollaxe market has ever been that busy I'm afraid.

Definitely right there, seems people are very reluctant to sell them on!

Id recommend Cap-a-pie's pollaxe. I fitted the first few war hammers and made that longer pollaxe haft, so its 2 traders fpr the price of 1 The metal bits are of really good quallity. Most other socketed items I have seen have been quite rough inside the socket, making fitting problematic and thus potentially weak. These are nice and clean and make for a good, strong fit.

Unfortunately the cap-a-pie poleaxe isn't quite what i'm looking for, as I am after one with an axe blade. They do look very good though.

[Mark Griffin]

I have three pollaxes

I have 5, ner ner ner

And no, not selling any of them!

They are pricey things to make too so unless you want something truly terrible then spend a few £hundred or it will be an ungainly lump.

[Darkmere]

Im after getting a Pollaxe sooner or later and will be looking at Matthew Bailey to make it. You should give him alook

[Cap-a-pie]

Going to need some more ash hafts from you Paul, just sold my last Warhammer -the one that I had planned to keep for myself so will need to get some more heads cast as well as making up some none casted heads for those that want a more "functional accessory"

and yes Matthew Bailey does some really good stuff darkmere

[Fox]

I'm still looking for the "re-enactment safe" version of that poleax, please, Mark.

[paul bennett]

I'm still looking for the "re-enactment safe" version of that poleax, please, Mark.

http://www.historicarts.co.uk/poleweapons.htm
About as close as a poleax is ever going to get to safe+authentic (ie - not rubber)

[Fox]

Lovely though they are Paul, I'm looking for one like Marks, steel head, but slightly less pointy.

I have a nice "re-enactment safe" poleax, but in earlier 15thC style (axe, spear and large hammer).
I have a very pointy later one for "show and tell"; I want something similar that I can actually take onto a re-enactment battle field.

I'd like one like Mark's [image above], but with a nice rounded beak, a less agressive hammer, and very rounded top spike.
He knows what I want.

[Cap-a-pie]

He knows what I want)

And I haven't forgotten you.

[Zachos]

A lovely new idea from the continent. Increase the safety by reducing the weight. Incredible pieces these. I definitely want one:

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