Original European 17th Century Partizan / Spontoon Head - 17½” MG 42 Mounts From the Dutch Ship MARIA

From the Dutch Ship MARIA REIGERSBERGEN

and ready for further research and display

SCHARFF · KOBER & Co

On 17 December

312 in) MG 17 machine guns

Original European 17th Century Partizan / Spontoon Head - 17½” MG 42 Mounts From the Dutch Ship MARIAOriginal Item: Only One Available. A partisan (also partizan) is a type of polearm that was used in Europe in the 16th, 17th, and 18th century. It consisted of a spearhead mounted on a long shaft, usually wooden, with protrusions on the sides which aided in parrying sword thrusts. Like the halberd, it quickly became obsolete with the arrival of practical firearms, although it stayed in use for many years as a ceremonial weapon. In profile, the head of