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Leading staffs

Scope note

Light European staff weapons, about 6 1/2 feet in length and with a head that is usually more decoration than weapon, carried by infantry officers in the 16th and 17th centuries as an insignia of rank and to give signals when leading their men.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000230429

Broader Terms used

staff weapons

Narrower Terms used

spontoons

Equivalent Terms used

leading staff

Created

13yrs ago

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