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06-05-2023, 08:01 AM

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tbone

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Re: [Low-Tech/Basic] Pick: War Club or Pickaxe

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Originally Posted by Pursuivant

Messing around with Wikipedia and search engine image searches I found the civilian precursor of the warhammer, the Bergmannspickel (miner's pick).

There's also the dolabra, a Roman-era multi-purpose entrenching tool, pickaxe, infantry weapon, and religious ritual tool: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolabra

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