In German armies the spontoons have been arms and rank sign for infantry sergeants. Spontoons have not been arms to fight with but they have been tools to proof the state of the bearer and so to demonstrate orderpower against their inferior men during a battle. It was over that a beloved tool to force unwilling men to advance against the enemy. All of these spontoons had langets! These items are totally differentt o spontoons or partisans in use with life guards or ceremonial purposes.
But as I said before, I am no specialist in polearms etc., the field of my main interest during the last 60 years has been and still is the history of military firearms during the muzzleloader aera and this is quite another thing.
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