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A mid-sized combat hammer, usable with either one or two hands. It comprised of a shaft that is topped with a hammer head with a rear spike.

The warhammer was generally used against armored targets, with the blunt end dealing concussive damage while the spiked end was used for armor-piercing strikes or exploiting armor gaps.

Not to be confused with

• warhammer_(franchise)
• warhammer_fantasy
• warhammer_40000
• warhammer_age_of_sigmar
• maul - Often mislabeled as a warhammer, mauls rely on its heavy weight to deal damage and is blunt on both ends.
• pick_(weapon) - Similar in appearance though the key difference here is it only has the spike and no hammer head.

See also

• hammer
• poleaxe - An axe and hammer combination polearm.