[PAR] [TLE] Bec de corbin [SEP] A bec de corbin is a type of pole weapon and war hammer that was popular in medieval Europe.  The name is Old French for "raven's beak" or "beak of the crow".  Similar to the Lucerne hammer, it consists of a modified hammer's head and spike mounted atop a long pole.  Unlike the Lucerne hammer, the bec de corbin was used primarily with the 'beak' or fluke to attack instead of the hammer head.  The hammer face balancing the beak was often blunt instead of the multi-pronged Lucerne, and the beak tended to be stouter; better designed for tearing into thinner plate armor, chainmail or padded jacks .  Also, the spike mounted on the top of head was not nearly as long and thin as in the Lucerne.  Bec de corbin occasionally becomes a catchall for any type of warhammer, such as a maul or a horseman's pick. [PAR] [TLE] Lucerne hammer [SEP] The Lucerne hammer is a type of polearm which was popular in Switzerland during the 15th to 17th centuries.  It was a combination of the bec de corbin with the blunt war hammer.
[PAR] [TLE] Bec de corbin [ SEP ] A bec de corbin is a type of pole weapon and war hammer that was popular in medieval Europe . The name is Old French for " raven 's beak " or " beak of the crow " . Similar to the Lucerne hammer , it consists of a modified hammer 's head and spike mounted atop a long pole . Unlike the Lucerne hammer , the bec de corbin was used primarily with the ' beak ' or fluke to attack instead of the hammer head . The hammer face balancing the beak was often blunt instead of the multi - pronged Lucerne , and the beak tended to be stouter ; better designed for tearing into thinner plate armor , chainmail or padded jacks . Also , the spike mounted on the top of head was not nearly as long and thin as in the Lucerne . Bec de corbin occasionally becomes a catchall for any type of warhammer , such as a maul or a horseman 's pick . [PAR] [TLE] Lucerne hammer [ SEP ] The Lucerne hammer is a type of polearm which was popular in Switzerland during the 15th to 17th centuries . It was a combination of the bec de corbin with the blunt war hammer .
The bec de corbin and Lucerne hammer were both popular in medieval Europe, but the Lucerne hammer was particularly popular in what European country during the 15th to 17th centuries?
The bec de corbin and Lucerne hammer were both popular in medieval Europe , but the Lucerne hammer was particularly popular in what European country during the 15th to 17th centuries ?
Switzerland
Switzerland