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Pikes

Scope note

Use generally for spears having a very sharply pointed steel head, somtimes with a hook or pick on the side. Use particularly for the very long type, from 16 to 22 feet in length, having a small leaf- or lozenge-shaped head, used by infantry as a defense against cavalry from the late 15th to the mid-17th century.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300037033

Broader Terms used

<spears by form>

Narrower Terms used

sarissae
boarding pikes
awl pikes

Equivalent Terms used

pike

Created

13yrs ago

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