Partisan
TypePolearm
OriginEurope
Era1500s
UsersInfantry
About Partisan
A spear with a broad blade flanked by two smaller lugs. Used by bodyguards and infantry officers. The name gave us the word partisan, meaning a resistance fighter. Often decorated with tassels for ceremonial use.
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