Scorpion an interesting 16th C style of pole arm.

In today's vid we check out the Scorpion style pole arm. This reproduction was done as a custom order and one were we replicated an original with a few alterations per the customers request. These excellent pole weapons have several offensive options for attack and we are kind of surprised we do not see more of them in collections and being replicated.
This piece was commissioned by Jon Courtney who will also be doing a video and we will post the link here when he does.
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Nathan Clough, Ph.D. is Vice President of Arms and Armor and a member of the governing board of The Oakeshott Institute. He is a historical martial artist and a former university professor of cultural geography. He has given presentations on historical arms at events including Longpoint and Combatcon, and presented scholarly papers at, among others, The International Congress on Medieval Studies.
Craig Johnson is the Production Manager of Arms and Armor and Secretary of The Oakeshott Institute. He has taught and published on the history of arms, armor and western martial arts for over 30 years. He has lectured at several schools and Universities, WMAW, HEMAC, 4W, and ICMS at Kalamazoo. His experiences include iron smelting, jousting, theatrical combat instruction and choreography, historical research, European martial arts and crafting weapons and armor since 1985

[@DETHMOKIL]

This is a weapon for an evil elf guarding a wizard.

[@orangutanjuice]

Looks like someone left a Halberd and a Bill alone in the broom closet...

[@edi9892]

That makes me think of another early halberd where the axeblade ends in a hook...

[@raphlvlogs271]

Halberd+Billhook+Partizan=Scorpion-Actual scorpion

[@user-tb7cb2rf3n]

A true work of art of the armorer's craft. It could definitely make the point in an argument.

[@thelvadam8916]

It would be nice to see this available generally rather than just a custom. Excellent. Nice tapered cross section.

[@armsarmorinc.4153]

Thank you very much!

[@dryack2658]

Agreed. This would almost certainly tempt me into my 3rd pole arm purchase. Already have the Italian Bill and Glaive. (And an Axe, Spear, and a couple Javelins... I can stop anytime I want to.)

[@nealdolphin]

Heck ya!

[@bencoomer2000]

Ultimate social distancing weapon...

[@deedoublejay]

I bet it rocks you like a hurricane.

[@richstone2627]

That's badass.

[@ArchiKenetic]

Thanks for sharing. Amazing work!

[@michaelrizzo5523]

Love the design!

[@armsarmorinc.4153]

Thank you! 😊

[@bobedwards1218]

So aggressively beautiful.

[@1989ahi]

Neat thanks for sharing

[@corrugatedcavalier5266]

Love these crazy guys.

[@davidhughett6081]

Excellent!

[@bu55c]

A Sergeant's polearm usually have those shorter hafts so it is historical.

[@PhillipBicknell]

No way I'm starting a nomenclature fight in a bar with someone carrying that! 🙂

[@armsarmorinc.4153]

Excellent fore sight on your part.

[@TheBoldDeciever]

That's a nice multi-tool ya got there.

[@RichWoods23]

It's perfect for getting boy scouts out of horses' hooves.

[@armsarmorinc.4153]

ha

[@bondvagabond42]

"I can'st doeth that Sir Dave-id" Hal-berdier

[@PALongknife]

You guys need to stop making these interesting & unique pole weapons-- every time you show one off, I want it!

[@armsarmorinc.4153]

Apologies to your budget.

[@Eulemunin]

Yay!

[@CDKohmy]

Fullers on polearms seems interesting. What kind of fullers are easier to make, wide or narrow? Which type does the best job at lightening the weapon?

[@armsarmorinc.4153]

narrow are probably a bit easier, I would argue that a fullers main purpose is more to redistribute the same amount of material to create a more robust edge than the weight reduction. It becomes far more decorative an element when you get to this period but early on it was the above function that made the extra effort and work worth while.

[@CDKohmy]

Also, could a double fuller be made asymmetrically on a double-edged blade? I'm toying with the idea of a central fuller and a second fuller closer to the false edge. Both no smaller than the pad of the thumb (or no larger than summer thumb). I know it is quite common on single-edged swords. One martial advantage I've noticed with some fullers is as anchor points for even steering with thumb grips. The central fuller is the most handy for this, but the fuller closer to the spine (or false edge) seems handy for thumbed finger-over-guard grips.

[@jamesrafael6794]

A halbill.

[@jellekastelein7316]

It's a billberd!

[@edi9892]

I called an early Halberd this, but it looks very different. More like a direct fusion of Bill and halberd.

[@hoya7549]

Can I also order by blunt?

[@armsarmorinc.4153]

yes

[@raphlvlogs271]

can you use this as a 1 handed weapon using the socket as a handle when before they were hafted also you can fix the socket over the muzzle of a firearm and use it as a type of bayonet

[@armsarmorinc.4153]

I suppose you could there are several agricultural tools like that. I would be leery of trying to fix something this big to the muzzel of the fire arms of that period. I suspect the physics would be working against you.

[@RichWoods23]

@@armsarmorinc.4153 I suspect that 'I suspect' is a massive understatement.