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I mean, it's obviously the flanged mace. It's the only one that purely serves its purpose as a weapon and not simply a meat tenderizer or hammer.
Maces were great for abusing the peasants and hammering on knights.
War hammers were god damned crimes. Because the focused blunt end of the hammer can REALLY cause some serious damage. But also? The back is a pick. So you don't even need to dent the armor and cause bruising. You just pierce a brain on the backhand.
Which is why the lucerne hammer (bec de corbin above) was the best anti-armor weapon out there. A polearm that can fuck you up three different ways.