horseman's pick

The horseman's pick is a weapon of Middle Eastern origin used by cavalry during the Middle Ages in Europe and West Asia. It is a type of war hammer that has a very long spike on the reverse of the hammer head. Usually, this spike is slightly curved downwards, much like a miner's pickaxe. The term is sometimes used interchangeably with war hammer. A metal-made horseman's pick called "nadziak" was one of the main weapons of the famous Polish Winged Hussars. A weapon of late make, the horseman's pick was developed by the English and used by billmen. It was used with great success during the Hundred Years' War. A use of the horseman's pick was to tear men from their mounts.

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  nadziak ⓘ
  Polish war-hammer with a pointed impact part

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Niccolò Mauruzi da Tolentino with his horseman's pick war hammer at the Battle of San Romano, circa 1438.

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Verschiedene Kettenhemden

Head of a War Hammer MET 5994

Freydal fol.202 (Taschen)

Drevnosti RG v3 ill076

Sprüngli Hinterglasbild Prüfung des Glaubens

Portrait of Prince-Elector Maurice of Saxony (1521–1553), in armour (by Lucas Cranach the Younger) - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden

War Hammer, German, Saxony (MET, 29.158.674)

War Hammer, German, Saxony (MET, 29.158.674)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	weapon		nadziak	horseman's pick	Wikidata
commons	image		Niccolò Mauruzi da Tolentino with his horseman's pick war hammer at the Battle of San Romano, circa 1438.		Commons
commons	image		Freydal 05		Commons
commons	image		Verschiedene Kettenhemden		Commons
commons	image		Head of a War Hammer MET 5994		Commons
commons	image		Freydal fol.202 (Taschen)		Commons
commons	image		Drevnosti RG v3 ill076		Commons
commons	image		Sprüngli Hinterglasbild Prüfung des Glaubens		Commons
commons	image		Portrait of Prince-Elector Maurice of Saxony (1521–1553), in armour (by Lucas Cranach the Younger) - Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden		Commons
commons	image		War Hammer, German, Saxony (MET, 29.158.674)		Commons
commons	image		War Hammer, German, Saxony (MET, 29.158.674)		Commons