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Spontoon, 18th century

Although the invention of bayonets sounded the death knell of the pike, infantry officers and sergeants continued to carry a type of pike, known as a spontoon, as a symbol of authority.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1995-07-56-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Conflict in Europe gallery

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1995-07-56-1