Halberd

Swedish halberd heads from the 16th century

Halberd [hal-bĕrd], kapak lembing atau tombak kapak adalah senjata jenis tombak panjang berhujung kapak dengan suatu kepala runcing tajam. Panjang halberd biasanya diukur antara 1.5 hingga 1.8 meter.[1]Bahagian belakang kapak direka khas untuk menarik lawan jatuh dari tunggangan kuda.[2][3]

Senjata ini sangat digemari kerana ia memakan produksi yang cukup ringan sambil produk akhirnya bersifat sangat fleksibel digunakan semasa bertempur menandingi tombak dan pike dengan mudah.

I menjadi senjata pilihan rasmi pengawal Swiss dari abad ke-14 hingga abad ke-15.[3]

Rujukan

  1. ^ "halberd – Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Dicapai pada 2013-06-13.
  2. ^ John F. Guilmartin, Jr. "military technology – Britannica Online Encyclopedia". Britannica.com. Dicapai pada 2013-06-13.
  3. ^ a b "History of WARFARE – LAND". Historyworld.net. Dicapai pada 2013-06-13.
  • O'Flaherty, Ronan; The Early Bronze Age halberd: a history of research and a brief guide to the sources, pp. 74–94, Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, Vol.128 (1998).
  • Brandtherm, Dirk & O'Flaherty, Ronan; Prodigal sons: two 'halberds' in the Hunt Museum, Limerick, from Cuenca, Spain and Beyrǔt, Syria, pp. 56–60, JRSAI Vol.131 (2001). .
  • R. E. Oakeshott, European weapons and armour: From the Renaissance to the industrial revolution (1980), 44–48.

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