Weapon Type	Approximate Weight in Pounds	Size S or M	Size L	Notes	Length	Space Required	Speed Factor	0	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Bardiche	12.5	2-8	3-12	The great axe is a bardiche or halberd (which are both poleaxes). (79.16)	c. 5'	5'	9	-3	-2	-2	-1	0	0	+1	+1	+2	+2	+3

Bardiche
This very broad and heavy axe links the pole’axes to the pole cleavers
as a sort of transitional step between the two forms, although its only
obvious use is as a military arm. A bardiche head ranged from about 2
feet to over 3 feet in length, and it was attached to its haft with two
rings or a single one in those examples where the blade is shorter and
backed with a hammer head or spike. The bardiche in all of its forms
was very heavy and cumbersome - more so by far than a halberd -
and was used principally in Eastern Europe.
As stated, the family of axes set on poles for use in war overlaps into
many other weapon forms, but its only true members are the pole
axe; the halberd (possibly the brown bill); and the bardiche. The related
cleaver-type weapons are so similar in function, however, that
they can almost be treated as pole axes.

 
 
 
 

Weapons

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Pole Arms : The Axe Family

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Unearthed Arcana