as the roncone gets "younger" it also gets smaller in shape, well 1500 onwards, from a certain point in the second half of the 16thC more suitable for processing and less as a fighting weapon.
I usually use Bashford Dean's polearms overview for dating purposes.
best,
Jasper
Last edited by cornelistromp; 17th November 2020 at 02:51 PM.
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