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					Originally Posted by Victrix
					
				 
				Nice collection! That’s quite an armoury you have there. I stopped buying from Italy. You must have the patience of a saint. 
 
The thing on the left in the third photo is a Swedish pike with guard m/1697 (they remained in issue until 19thC). 
			
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 Good eye!  Yes, it is an m/1697.  It was the second polearm I ever bought.
I know very little about them except that there are a lot of them on the market compared to other items.