Korseke
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| Weapon type: | Polearm |
| Designations: | Korseke |
| Use: | weapon |
| Working time: | around 16th century |
| Region of origin / author: |
Europe , military |
| Distribution: | Europe |
| Overall length: | about 180 cm to about 250 cm |
| Blade length: | about 30 cm to about 50 cm |
| Handle: | Wood |
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The Korseke is a polearm from Europe.
description
The Korseke is available in different versions. They usually have three leaf-shaped, double-edged blades. The blades usually have a strong central ridge. The middle blade is longer than the two outer blades and is connected to the grommet used for fastening. The two outer blades are significantly smaller than the middle blade and are often moveable. The outer blades can be folded outwards from the rest position, in which they lie directly against the blade, into a V-shaped position. They serve to intercept sword or epee blows. A counterattack is possible with the middle blade. The Korseke is a version of the Pike . Their construction is similar to the types of the Chauves Souris , the Partisan and the Runka . There are numerous versions that are equipped with movable or fixed outer blades or sickle-shaped blades and are similar in appearance to a storm fork . It was used by soldiers in Europe.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cameron Stone: A Glossary of the Construction, Decoration and Use of Arms and Armor in all Countries and in all Times. Dover Publications, Mineola NY 1999, ISBN 0-486-40726-8 , p. 375.
literature
- Auguste Demmin : The historical development of war weapons from the Stone Age to the invention of the needle gun. A handbook of armory. Seemann, Leipzig 1869, pp. 466–467 .
- Bashford Dean: Handbook of Arms and Armor. European and Oriental. Including the William H. Riggs Collection. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York NY 1915, p. 56 , p. 140 , p. 146 .
- Wolfgang Piersig: Forged bright weapons - symbols of power, strength and elegance. Wire production (= contributions to the history of technology. 3). GRIN, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-640-50893-8 .
Web links
- Korseke at Art-Connection ( Memento from February 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Korseke illustration and description in the legermuseum ( memento from February 22, 2013 in the web archive archive.today )
