Ancient Spears, Polearms and Axes

The falx was a weapon with a curved blade that was sharp on the inside edge used by the Thracians and Dacians.

The sarissa or sarisa was a long spear or pike about 5 to 7 meters (16 to 23 ft) in length.

The pilum (Latin: [ˈpiːɫʊ̃]; pl.: pila) was a javelin commonly used by the Roman army in ancient times.

The dory or doru (; Greek: δόρυ) was the chief spear of hoplites (heavy infantry) in Ancient Greece.

The hasta (pl.: hastae) was the spear carried by early Roman legionaries, for which the Roman soldiers known as hastati were named.

The kontos or contus (Ancient Greek: κοντός, from κεντέω meaning to prick or pierce) was a type of long pike with a pointed iron at the one end.

Falarica, also phalarica, was an ancient Iberian ranged polearm that was sometimes used as an incendiary weapon.

The ji (pronunciation: [tɕì] Chinese: 戟; pinyin: jǐ) was a Chinese polearm, sometimes translated into English as spear, dagger axe, or halberd, though they are conceptually different weapons.

Qiang (pronunciation: [tɕʰjáŋ], English approximation: chyahng, simplified Chinese: 枪; traditional Chinese: 槍; pinyin: qiāng; Jyutping: coeng1) is a Chinese term for spear.

An assegai or assagai is a polearm used for throwing, usually a light spear or javelin made up of a wooden handle with an iron tip.

A trident () is a three-pronged spear.

A labrys (Greek: λάβρυς, romanized: lábrys) (plural labryes (λάβρυες)) is a kind of double-bitted axe that traces back to the Minoan civilization of Crete.