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Hello again
I saw this type of spontoon listed some times as german, another as italian and even british, usually as sergeants or official spontoon of XVIII or XIX century. Do you know something about it? Thanks in advance |
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I think this is a piece of historism. Original blades can normally be unscrewed from the socket and at the socket there are missing the long feathers (?) to fix the socket at the pole. These have never been there as far as I can see
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Spontoons are not battle weapons, Udo. Most of them don't have langets, but a little hole to fix them to the pole with a screw or a pin. And i suspect some don't even have such fixation, only a tight introduction; not sure.
You may have a look to Newmann's. |
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I cannot believe this. Look at the fotos of some German spontoons, all with langets and they have been primarily a rank sign of seargents and secondly made for battle - at least in Germany. corrado26 |
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Thank you for your diplomatic candidness, Udo; feel free to doubt my words. Do i notice that some examles that you show are partisans ?
Well, even partisans don't have side straps (langets) some times; i have a beautiful Swedish example only held to the pole with a pin. As i firsty asked; do you have Neumanns's work ? As i believe you are (much) younger than me, with your eyes you may better see a dozen non strapped examples, including a German one. . |
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