Medieval Glossary
Gisarme
A polearm and form of a halberd with a crescent-shaped blade and sometimes a second blade attached at the lower end of the haft.
Related term(s): Polearm; Halberd; Haft; Bardiche; War Scythe; Glaive
Category: Weapons
Added: 07.09.05
Source information:
Wise, Terrence. Medieval Warfare. New York: Hastings House Publishers, Inc., 1976. 82.
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