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Old 25th October 2017, 11:41 PM   #1
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Wilkinson made these lances..This is a copy of the inscription.
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Old 26th October 2017, 05:01 AM   #2
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Very Nice Items!
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Old 26th October 2017, 06:18 AM   #3
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just a tidbit: 'male bamboo' used for lances is a thicker stronger species than normal bamboo, comes from india/south east asia, and will not grow in the UK climate. (i know someone who has tried ). it's fairly rare in its native area as well. hence the occasional shortages and substitution of ash, the traditional european pole arm wood of choice.
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Old 26th October 2017, 01:44 PM   #4
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I understand lancers were also unpopular because of the ease with which they could wander among the dead and fallen and by simply leaning on their lance from horseback kill those too injured ti fight back. I think this cold-blooded killing from a relatively safe distance was regarded as verging on the cowardly. Snipers suffer from a similar prejudice.
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Old 26th October 2017, 04:00 PM   #5
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Going back to lances themselves .
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Old 26th October 2017, 04:34 PM   #6
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Going back to lances themselves .
Good idea Fernando.....pretty unpleasant thinking about what these weapons were used for.
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Old 1st November 2017, 01:20 PM   #7
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I show a website video of how they practiced in Victorian times...Please see

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Fcp_4rQPlU
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