Caption

Spontons, a half pike in the style of the halberd, was used by infantry officers as a parade weapon alongside the rapier until the beginning of the 19th century, from the book The British Army, 1868, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Date

Jul 20, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK25M43_082

Model release

No

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

99.8Mb (2.4Mb) / 16.1in x 24.0in / 4844 x 7200 (300dpi)

Keywords

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