An officer's spontoon, prior to 1729 Ridged blade with flared guard bars screwed into the baluster socket (replaced), the blade etched on both sides with the Saxon Electoral Swords surmounted by a crown between palm branches, below which a blazing grenade and the cypher "W". Replacement shaft with long side straps and pointed cone-shaped shoe. Length 235 cm. The cypher "W" indicates the use of the spontoon in an infantry regiment under the leadership of Christoph Graf Wackerbarth. Cf. Hilbert, Blankwaffen aus drei Jahrhunderten, pp. 125 and fig. , Additional-Rights-Clearance-Info-Not-Available

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