An Italian etched spetum, circa 1600 Slender, ridged blade with a reinforced point of square section. Laterally two curved thrusting points, each marked on one side. Octagonal socket with remnants of two short languets. The base of the blade, as well as the thrusting points and the socket with finely etched tendril decoration, on the blade depictions of Mars and Venus. In the recesses vestiges of gilding. Shaft missing. Length cm. historic, historical,, 17th century, pole weapon, weapons, arms, weapon, arm, fighting device, military, militaria, object, obj,

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Keywords: 17th, arm, arms, blade, century, clipping, clippings, cut, cut-, cut-outs, device, etched, fighting, italian, metal, militaria, military, object, objects, pole, ridged, slender, spetum, stills, weapon, weapons