Bill

The bill (also English bill) is a militarized version of the billhook used as a pole weapon by medieval European infantry. It effectively consisted of a pole-mounted blade with a forward-curving hook. Bills with an additional backward-facing spike are also known as bill-guisarmes.

The English employed several variants of the bill, including the black bill, brown bill, and forest bill. Similar weapons include the Indian bhuj and gandasa, and the Italian ronche.