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Unlike the pike, which was a very long weapon that was typically 4.3–4.9 m (14–16 ft) long, the spontoon on the other hand was much shorter and only measured around 1.8–2.4 m (5 ft 11 in – 7 ft 10 in) in overall length. Generally, this weapon featured a more
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elaborate head than the typical pike. The head of a spontoon often had a pair of blades or lugs on each side, giving the weapon the look of a
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