Montana Premier March 4th Collector Auction
Sat, Mar 4, 2023 11:00AM EST
Lot 194
Revolutionary War 18th C. Spontoon Half Head Pike
Estimate: $750 - $1,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
Featured in this lot is this American Revolutionary War spontoon head half pike dating to circa 1770-1780’s. The piece shows a forged iron medium sized blade with a medium ridge that is 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."). The condition of this spontoon pike is good with a heavy oxidation to the blade and the flute of the war blade consistent with the age of the blade but otherwise shows good overall condition. The measurements of this pike blade is 9" x 1 3/8" x 1 1/8".
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