diff --git a/data/json/items/melee/bludgeons.json b/data/json/items/melee/bludgeons.json
index 109c7536ddd91..de2ff6ac39788 100644
--- a/data/json/items/melee/bludgeons.json
+++ b/data/json/items/melee/bludgeons.json
@@ -1171,6 +1171,42 @@
     "price": "40 USD",
     "price_postapoc": "5 USD"
   },
+  {
+    "id": "survivor_polehammer",
+    "type": "GENERIC",
+    "symbol": "/",
+    "color": "light_gray",
+    "looks_like": "lucern_hammer",
+    "name": { "str": "survivor polehammer" },
+    "description": "A standard hammerhead solidly mounted at the end of a proper spear shaft.  The long leverage provides surprising balance and impact force.  Simple and effective.",
+    "weapon_category": [ "POLEARMS" ],
+    "material": [ "wood", "steel" ],
+    "flags": [ "DURABLE_MELEE", "REACH_ATTACK", "NONCONDUCTIVE", "POLEARM", "SHEATH_SPEAR", "ALWAYS_TWOHAND" ],
+    "techniques": [ "WBLOCK_1", "WIDE", "SWEEP" ],
+    "weight": "1500 g",
+    "volume": "1250 ml",
+    "longest_side": "180 cm",
+    "to_hit": { "grip": "weapon", "length": "long", "surface": "any", "balance": "neutral" },
+    "price": "50 USD",
+    "price_postapoc": "10 USD",
+    "qualities": [ [ "HAMMER", 1 ] ],
+    "category": "weapons",
+    "melee_damage": { "bash": 25 }
+  },
+  {
+    "id": "survivor_polehammer_makeshift",
+    "copy-from": "survivor_polehammer",
+    "type": "GENERIC",
+    "name": { "str": "makeshift survivor polehammer" },
+    "description": "A standard hammerhead mounted at the end of a long stick.  It is far from being a proper weapon, but it allows you to bash zombie heads from a safe distance.",
+    "delete": { "flags": [ "DURABLE_MELEE" ] },
+    "weight": "1800 g",
+    "volume": "1650 ml",
+    "to_hit": { "grip": "solid", "length": "long", "surface": "any", "balance": "uneven" },
+    "price": "5 USD",
+    "price_postapoc": "2 USD",
+    "melee_damage": { "bash": 22 }
+  },
   {
     "type": "GENERIC",
     "id": "mace",