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 expertly forged showing a clean tapering double edged surface with end back side of the blade being forges to a round ending in the square then rounded bottom mount which tapered into a cone which would allow the spike head to be mounted to 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."). This is a well kept example given its nearly 250-year-old approx. age with some nice dark patina and shiny surface having some slight pitting and surface spots. Overall measure 8.75” L and 1.5” at its widest point.