Comment on Discussion Thread 🍔 Wednesday 20 August 2025
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 3 weeks agoTrust the good ol’ ball peen hammer - best modern substitute for a medieval war hammer. Though I guess you could up the nasty by squaring off the head and putting a point on it if that’s your jam.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Medieval weapons already had that covered 😬
It was designed to pierce armour
TheWitchofThornbury@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
And skulls. Saw a doco about the battle of Tothill Fields (one of the bloodiest in UK history) - the skulls with the square holes punched through them were victims of a war hammer in action.