quarterstaff

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On NBC, an American Gladiator is a beefcake model in a unitard swinging his padded quarterstaff.

From Time Magazine Archive

A quarterstaff, of that weight, is a fine weapon.

From Both Sides the Border A Tale of Hotspur and Glendower by Peacock, Ralph

He was dressed in leather like our shepherds, and like them carried but quarterstaff and seax for weapons.

From A Prince of Cornwall A Story of Glastonbury and the West in the Days of Ina of Wessex by Whistler, Charles W. (Charles Watts)

The renowned Hercules always carried a quarterstaff, and was from thence called Claviger.

From The Tatler, Volume 1, 1899 by Aitken, George A.

Then the head shivered on a steel corselet, and Sim played quarterstaff with the shaft.

From The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by Buchan, John