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Originally Posted by colin henshaw
Hi
For use on horseback, or perhaps by a foot soldier ?
Thanks in advance.
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Hello Colin,
I'm very sure, that this lance was made for a foot soldier.
1: The spike at the lower end can damage the horse in the heat of the battle.
2: The reason for the spike at the lower end was normally to ram it in the ground with the hope, that a horseman is dumb enough, to ride into the lance. By the way this happened very seldom.
Roland