Bec de Corbin
(Crowbill)



 
 
 
 
 
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
Bec de Corbin 10 1-8 1-6 - c. 6' 6' 9 +2 +2 +2 +2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 -1

At first glance, a bec de corbin might be mistaken for a Lucern hammer, but important functional differences can be noted.
The bec de corbin was used late in the Middle Ages and into the Renaissance by knights and nobles, not by commoners.
Its heavy, crow’s-beak blade was designed to puncture the heavy plate armor common to upperclass warriors. In this weapon the beak is the major feature.
This is backed by a flat hammer head, or by a clawed head somewhat similar to that of a Lucern hammer,
and the end spike is more bladelike and far shorter than the awl spike of the Lucern hammer, for the latter weapon was not so specialized.
 
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