Bec de corbin

A bec de corbin is a European polearm consisting of a combination of a hammerhead, spike, and hook mounted atop a long shaft. Unlike other long weapons of similar design, such as war hammers, a bec de corbin is intended to be used with the "beak", treated as the front side of the weapon, rather than the hammer.
==Description==
Although a bec de corbin is the product of a modified hammerhead attached to a staff, it is not a dedicated war hammer. A spike protruding from the top of the head dominates its profile while on the other side of the hammer face is a hook commonly referred to as a beak. This beak is designed to tear through enemy armor and into their flesh underneath, and the weapon is essentially a war pick.Assassin's Creed: Unity
The leaf-shaped spikes of bec de corbin employed by the Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins, however, were so broad and prominent that they effectively functioned as spearheads. The Assassin design also differed significantly in the apparent absence of a hammerhead, with protrusions on either side, one that forked into two hooks, the other a stout blade. A gilded variant of this type of bec de corbin also saw service with the French Assassins though it was inferior as a combat weapon.
==History==
During the French Revolution, the bec de corbin was among the many weapons within the arsenal of the Parisian Brotherhood of Assassins.
==Weapon statistics==
Level 	Damage 	Parry 	Speed 	Range 	Cost 	Modifiers 	Availability
◆◆◆ 	3 	3 	3 	4 	1,000₣ 	Additional damage: +25% 	Purchase
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The bec de corbin (or "crow's beak") consists of a modified hammer's head mounted on a long pole.	The bec de corbin (or "crow's beak") consists of a modified hammer's head mounted on a long pole.	The bec de corbin (or "crow's beak") consists of a modified hammer's head mounted on a long pole.	The bec de corbin (or "crow's beak") consists of a modified hammer's head mounted on a long pole.	The bec de corbin (or "crow's beak") consists of a modified hammer's head mounted on a long pole.	The bec de corbin (or "crow's beak") consists of a modified hammer's head mounted on a long pole.	The bec de corbin (or "crow's beak") consists of a modified hammer's head mounted on a long pole.	The bec de corbin (or "crow's beak") consists of a modified hammer's head mounted on a long pole.
==Trivia==
*The Bec de Corbin in Assassin's Creed: Unity is actually not a proper bec de corbin as in reality these were war picks. Instead, it is based on a halberd-spontoon from the late 16th century or early 17th century which is on display at the Morges military museum under the accession number of 107.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Unity
==References==
fr:Bec de corbin
Category:Long weapons
Category:18th century weapons