Question about XVIII - XIX spontoon

fernando · 5th March 2020, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by corrado26

In German armies the spontoons have been arms and rank sign for infantry sergeants. Spontoons have not been arms to fight with but they have been tools to proof the state of the bearer and so to demonstrate orderpower against their inferior men during a battle. It was over that a beloved tool to force unwilling men to advance against the enemy ...

That is also what i have learnt, Udo. The requirement for side straps and blade decoration is another chapter.

corrado26 · 5th March 2020, 10:27 AM

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fernando · 5th March 2020, 02:35 PM

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