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Hotspur · 29th February 2016, 01:54 AM

The socket diameter is much too large to be a typical martial use spear or half pike but full pikes have hafts that wide. Boarding pikes of the colonial and later periods typically have very slim awl points.

Cheers

GC

29th February 2016, 01:54 AM	#2
Hotspur Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nipmuc USA Posts: 508	The socket diameter is much too large to be a typical martial use spear or half pike but full pikes have hafts that wide. Boarding pikes of the colonial and later periods typically have very slim awl points. Cheers GC