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brandistocks (staff weapons, edged weapons, ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Short pole weapons, around 5 feet in length, having a retractable blade of either a one or three long thin points that were retracted into a hollow aperture inside the shaft. A sharp thrust of the weapon propelled the points out. The weapons were used by both infantry and civilians alike between the 16th and 19th centuries.
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| Terms: |
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| brandistocks (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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| brandistocks (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| brandistock (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| feather staffs (brandistocks) (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| brandistocco (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| brandistocco (Italian,AD,U,SN)
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| buttafuore (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| buttafuore (Italian,UF,U,U)
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| brandestoc (C,U,French-P,AD,U,MSN)
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| buttafuori (C,U,Italian,UF,U,B)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.TK |
Hierarchical Position:
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Objects Facet |
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.... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Weapons and Ammunition (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ weapons (G) |
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................ edged weapons (G) |
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.................... staff weapons (G) |
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........................ brandistocks (G) |
Additional Notes: |
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| Dutch ..... Korte spies, ongeveer 1,5 m lang, met een blad van een of drie lange dunne punten die men kon intrekken in de holle opening van de schacht. Wanneer men het wapen snel naar voren stootte, schoten de punten naar buiten. Ze werden tussen de zestiende en de negentiende eeuw gebruikt door zowel infanteristen als burgers. |
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