User blog comment:Swg66/Ancient User Warrior Tournament: Round 6 Lt.Chard vs Lachlan Blake/@comment-422690-20110627195203/@comment-422690-20110627222224

Nope. "Long war hammers were pole weapons (polearms) meant for use against riders, whereas short ones were used in closer quarters and from horseback." means that the shorter ones could be used in both.