With superior reach and armor-shattering force, the Pole Axe represented the great equalizer between the common foot soldier and the terrifying juggernaut that was the Knight on horseback on the medieval battlefield.
The Pole Axe was the heavy machine-gun of its day, unstoppable!
The same attributes that made the Pole Axe so renowned on the battlefields of old still ring true today.
Capable of defeating modern day armor with the same brutal efficiency with which it dispatched the Knights of old, the Pole Axe is a true powerhouse of performance.
Through many years of experimenting and cross-training with axes, glaives, halberds, and staves from all over the world and a multitude of martial cultures, Lynn C Thompson discovered the awesome potential of the Pole Arm against a whole host of opponents, even outfitted with today's modern armor and tools.
Deft in the hand, the Pole Axe is able to hook and entangle an enemy combatant's weapons and limbs and has the ability to deliver mind-bogglingly powerful blows that crush or chop anything in its path!
The Pole Axe has long remained a weapon dear to Lynn's heart, so he decided to unveil his own modern interpretation of this formidable tool!
Cold Steel's Pole Axe is expertly drop forged from 1055 carbon steel.
