Lucerne hammer

Polearm which was popular in Switzerland during the 15th to 17th centuries

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Type

pole weapon, war hammer, cold weapon

Place of origin

Germany

The Lucerne hammer ( loo-SURN) is a polearm that combines a multi-pronged hammer, a long rear spike (bec or beak) and an even longer top spike. It was carried chiefly by the civic and cantonal forces of the Old Swiss Confederacy from the late 15th through the 17th centuries and takes its modern name from the large concentration of surviving examples found in the armoury of Lucerne.

External links

• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

Facts from Wikidata Q29623 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.

Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.