Ahlspieß
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| Weapon type: | Skewer, polearm |
| Designations: | Ahlspieß |
| Use: | weapon |
| Region of origin / author: |
Knighthood in the Holy Roman Empire |
| Distribution: | Europe |
| Overall length: | about 100 cm to 150 cm |
| Blade length: | about 80 cm |
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The ahlspiess is an invented in the 15th century Polearm from the Holy Roman Empire .
description
The ax spit has a straight, thin, square blade. The blade is attached to the shaft with a nozzle and springs. The blade is made wide at the transition from the shaft springs and becomes narrower towards the place . The place is diamond shaped. A round or octagonal parrying disc is usually attached below the blade. The Ahlspieß was developed to be able to penetrate more easily through the gaps in plate armor that is getting better and better . At times it was also used as a dueling weapon. Ahl skewers remained in use until around the 17th century. There are different versions that vary in length and design.
literature
- Wendelin Boeheim, Handbook of Arms , Nachdr. D. Ed. Leipzig 1890, Fourier Verlag, Wiesbaden 1985, pages 315, 316, ISBN 978-3-201-00257-8
- Howard L. Blackmore, Hunting Weapons from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century: With 288 Illustrations , Courier Dover Publications, 2000, page 9, ISBN 978-0-486-40961-0
Web links
Commons : Ahlspieße - album with pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone, Donald J. LaRocca, A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor: in All Countries and in All Times , Courier Dover Publications, 1999, pp. 78, 79, ISBN 978-0-486 -40726-5