Spear?

[Raf]

Their are illustrations that look as if the blade and cross bar are one piece. Not sure how old , or genuine the second example is.

[Akanthus]

Originally Posted by Raf

Their are illustrations that look as if the blade and cross bar are one piece. Not sure how old , or genuine the second example is.

Perhaps the forms i saw in the collections and i refer to ,developed from the early forms you showed in the book illustration ( Late 15.th Century ? ) With the weapon on picture 2 i would not like to struggle with an angry wildboar……