Engineering:Bohemian earspoon
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Short description: Pole arm
The Bohemian earspoon (German Böhmischer Ohrlöffel[1] or Knebelspiess, Czech ušatá sudlice[2]) is a polearm featuring a long, broad, socketed spearhead with two out-turned lugs (sharply bent hooks, straight spikes, or triangular guards)[1] at the base of the head, forming a guard similar to that of a boar spear.[3]
Derived ultimately from the early Medieval lugged spear, the earspoon developed in the 14th century. Its use was probably not confined to Central Europe.[3] It was used for both hunting and military purposes.
The source of the name is uncertain.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Wagner, Eduard (2014). Medieval Costume, Armour and Weapons. p. xxi. ISBN 978-0486320250.
- ↑ Křížek, Leonid; Čech, Zdirad J. K. (1999). "Sudlice" (in cs). Encyklopedie zbraní a zbrojí. Praha: Libri. p. 245. ISBN 80-85983-70-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Blackmore, Howard (2003). Hunting Weapons from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century. Dover. p. 86. ISBN 0-486-40961-9.
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