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24th September 2025, 05:21 PM
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Thanks!You are probably right;I lazily use pike, halbred, and spontoon interchangeably because I am not well versed enough to know the difference.The longer blade could almost be Chinese in configuration if not for the socket and sidestraps that attach to the haft.
I wonder if they could be American or British as I found some similarities in "Swords & Blades of the American Revolution;" I even got desperate enough to pull out my old "Stone's Glossary," but still no luck. I do agree with you that they appear to be older examples. |
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28th September 2025, 03:07 PM
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The longer one is usually described as Swedish naval 17th or 18th C. You see them labeled as m.1697 but that label also gets applied to the model that looks more like a traditional halberd. Not sure which is the correct 1697.
Last edited by CSinTX; 28th September 2025 at 10:38 PM. |
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28th September 2025, 07:41 PM
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Thanks!
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19th October 2025, 06:08 AM
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Swedish "model 1697":
https://digitaltmuseum.se/021027893051/bardisan https://digitaltmuseum.se/011023042270/korsgevar-m-1697 https://digitaltmuseum.se/021025579408/korsgevar-m-1697 The top spontoon looks northern European ca 1670 - 1700. also called half pike: https://www.alamy.com/officers-half-...5&searchtype=0 |
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