Never Unarmed MAA American Spontoon

Description

The spontoon is basically a scaled-down polearm or winged spear that often served as a substitute for a rifle or musket in colonial America. Issued in substantial quantity by both sides of every battle from the French and Indian war (1754-1763) to the War of 1812 it was carried as both a weapon and a badge of rank or authority by commissioned and noncommissioned officers alike. The blade of this spontoon is 10.5″ long and 4 mm thick with 3.5″ wings on either side. Mounted on a stout ash wood pole with a decorative 3-ring socket its appropriate for any Colonial reenacting or as a stand-alone collectors piece.