A spontoon, also called an espontoon or half-pike, is a European polearm that emerged alongside the pike and saw common military use from the mid-seventeenth century to the early nineteenth century. It continued afterward in more limited use as a ceremonial implement into the late nineteenth century. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Weapon Class Introduced Year Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Sword / Polearm / Bladed 1 Connections
Operated By
Source Wikipedia: Spontoon
Used In
Source Wikipedia: Spontoon
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Spontoon
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
- Weapon class (sword-polearm-blade) is a pre-industrial/melee weapon type by its own nature per the entity's own sourced description text; not carried in current active military service.
Article text
The spontoon was in common use from the mid-17th century to the early 19th century, but it was used to a much lesser extent as a military weapon and ceremonial implement until the late 19th century.
Used In: Napoleonic Wars, Wikipedia article text
During the Napoleonic Wars, the spontoon was used by sergeants to defend the colours of a battalion or regiment from a cavalry attack.
In Group: Early Modern Polearms, Lead sentence
A spontoon, sometimes known by the variant spelling espontoon or as a half-pike, is a type of European polearm that came into being alongside the pike.
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