A 1793 French revolutionary pike

[Stuka f]

I am using the seller's pic's.

It is wel marked "A N", not sure what it stands for...I' ve seen Armée Nationale and Atelier Nationale....

But I like it.

Edited November 1, 2014 by Stuka f

[Paul R]

My current class is on the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars. How did you come upon this item? It is beyond cool.

[Stuka f]

Hey Paul, got it from a French militaria forum I am one.

But you must be able to find one quiet easy, in fact they are not that rare.

I would be glad to be of any help, if needed.

cheers

|<ris

[Stuka f]

Here are some;

http://www.naturabuy.fr/adsearch.php?indescription=y&title=PIQUE+REVOLUTIONNAIRE

[Stuka f]

Naturabuy, is the French contre part of ebay, it works ok.The only thing is that some do not send out side France, or only take French cheques.

But I can provide help there if needed!

Good luck!

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[Mervyn Mitton]

They had grand ideas - I would have thought Armee Nationale (don't have that accent). The design is not really a

Pike - which usually have an arm horizontally under the head. I would say more like a spear head - they probably

had to produce a lot quickly. The real urgency was for the guillotines. I wonder if he got any aristos with this ? Mervyn

[Stuka f]

Got the spear head in today.

It is quiet big! Had a TR dagger next to it for comparison.

Cheers

|<ris

[Mervyn Mitton]

It is so African in appearance that if it weren't for the Initials............... Certainly a big head, I wonder how long the shaft was ?

[Stuka f]

I'll see what I can find for the shaft.

About the similarity to African spears, I can say the difference is obvious when in hand.

The finishing and the weight are very different.

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