A late [[medieval]] weapon of war originally intended for close combat action. It was designed to deliver heavy damage against well-armored opponents through sheer blunt force. Though some adapted it as a versatile [[polearm]] weapon instead by giving it a longer handle.

Real life war hammers are comparable in size with a regular carpentry [[hammer]], though with a longer handle and often a spike opposite the blunt head to pierce armor. This tag can also be applied to [[huge_weapon|huge]] fantasy weapons depicted simply as an oversized [[hammer]]/[[sledgehammer]].

Not to be confused with [[Warhammer 40k]].

h4. See also

* [[List of weapons]]
* [[Polehammer]]

h4. External links

* "Wikipedia: War hammer":[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_hammer]
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