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AUCTION 50: ANTIQUE MILITARIA, FALL 2024
Lot 406:
A linstock lance or spearhead polearm with a double-edged spear, a pierced central line. The linstock was used with early artillery and its primary purpose was to hold the slow match used to ignite a cannon’s powder charge.
Italy – 17th Century.
Ref: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration, and Use of Arms and Armor by George Cameron Stone, p. 414, fig. # 524.
17 3/4 x 9 1/2 in., (45 x 24 cm.)
Condition: Perfect for the age. The wooden shaft is missing.
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