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Poll Question: What’s your favorite polearm, and why?
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    Posted: 13-Feb-2005 at 23:19
List your preferred polearms, along with their pros and cons.
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spear(shorter, not full spear)

'cause it kicks butt
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I prefer the Japanese Naginata,because of its curved blade.

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   the one that's in my sig pic
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Originally posted by babyblue

   the one that's in my sig pic

And what is that?
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The Rhomphaea, sort of a long sword/polearm hybrid with a curved blade.
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Originally posted by sennacherib

The Rhomphaea, sort of a long sword/polearm hybrid with a curved blade.

Never heard of it--what time period and culture is it from?
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I think it's a Thracian weapon that originated the Dacian falx
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falx, that is a serious weapon of its time.

My favorite listed has to be the Naginata if anything for its versatility. Deadly and beautiful.
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The Kwan Dao for me. No votes yet  It's such a cool weapon and effective weapon... with the little red tassle hanging from it, presumably to confuse the enemy
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Originally posted by sennacherib

The Rhomphaea, sort of a long sword/polearm hybrid with a curved blade.

A rhomphaia isn't always curved.
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Isn't that person in the sig Lu Bu?Who is chinese yes?

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Originally posted by Vamun Tianshu

Isn't that person in the sig Lu Bu?Who is chinese yes?

 spot on
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Originally posted by Lannes

Originally posted by sennacherib

The Rhomphaea, sort of a long sword/polearm hybrid with a curved blade.

A rhomphaia isn't always curved.

 

I did not know that. The only ones I have seen drawins of show it as having a curved, or at least hooked, blade. I've never seen one in person though.
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Swiss Halb for me.  Can't get enough tuna, if you know what I mean by that
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Originally posted by babyblue

Originally posted by Vamun Tianshu

Isn't that person in the sig Lu Bu?Who is chinese yes?

 spot on

So who exactly is Lu Bu?
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  Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27-Feb-2005 at 21:58
Lu Bu was a warrior/leader during the last few years of the han.  You can read about him the the book Three Kingdoms.
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        I'll pick the guan doa cause I want to slice people into pieces!
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  Quote Guests Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27-Mar-2005 at 04:28
A poll axe or a good swiss halberd for the fighting style which i like as well as the ability of both weapons to inflict tremendous damage on even well armoured targets.
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I like the javelin but its not a polearm.As a polearm Ill go for the swiss halberd.(By the way the tirpan is a simple farming scythe used by farmers.I think you meant the polearm used by armoured janissaries.But its more of a short halberd rather thana bill)
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