07-26-2020, 08:32 PM
Many of the early modern pikes originally had ferrules didn't they? Some of the military manuals talk about it as a way to stop soldiers from sawing a couple of feet off the bottom.
I don't know if there is evidence for the big four-flanged butt spikes other than the tomb with what definitely is not a coupling sleeve. The one thing we know about Greek spears is that the heads were very diverse and most had no iron or bronze ferrule; there is a history of people taking the biggest machoest-looking type and declaring it as "a typical hoplite spear" and ignoring the ten other types from the same site.
I don't know if there is evidence for the big four-flanged butt spikes other than the tomb with what definitely is not a coupling sleeve. The one thing we know about Greek spears is that the heads were very diverse and most had no iron or bronze ferrule; there is a history of people taking the biggest machoest-looking type and declaring it as "a typical hoplite spear" and ignoring the ten other types from the same site.
Nullis in verba
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
I have not checked this forum frequently since 2013, but I hope that these old posts have some value. I now have a blog on books, swords, and the curious things humans do with them.
