This is a great example of an American Revolutionary War spontoon head half pike dating to circa 1770-1780’s. The piece shows a forged iron large blade showing a superb medium ridge that was finely blacksmith forged down the entirety of the blade. The blade is large having a thin point with wide belly that tapers into a square end which is forged into a round cone like mount which would allow the spike head to be mounted on a pole. This example of American Revolutionary War blade has been well documented with other examples being seen in “SWORDS AND BLADES of the AMERICAN REV WAR by George Neumann #83 PA” and in “Collectors Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution" by Neumann and Kravic, pages 219 and 248. A spontoon blade can also be referred to as a half-spike, short spike, plug bayonet, partisan pole-arm, lance, halberd. Neumann notes, on p. 248: "Although the infantryman's spear or 'pike' was abandoned in Europe by 1700, many commissioned officers on both sides continued to carry spontoons" through the American Revolutionary War. ("Collector's Illustrated Encyclopedia of the American Revolution."). The piece has a pitted and worn surface, consistent with its nearly 250-year-old approx. age. Overall measure 13 3/8” L and 1 7/8” at its widest point.