Polearms & Spears

A History of Polearms and Spears Thru History....

Korean Neolbjakchang Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/korean-neolbjakchang-spear 31st Jul 2021 - ]A Pole Arm weapon from 14th Century Korean, The Neolbjakchang Spear was unique in the way it was used. NOT intended as a stabbing or trusting weapon, …

Aztec Tepoztopilli Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/aztec-tepoztopilli-spear 31st Jul 2021 - Another Aztec Warrior “Melee” weapon, The Tepoztopilli Spear was a hard wood weapon roughly 5.5 to 7 feet long. The shaft width was around …

Korean Jangchang Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/korean-jangchang-spear 31st Jul 2021 - A primary infantry weapon of 15th/16th Century Korean Infantry Units, The Jangchang Spear was similar in type and use as the European Menullion Pike S …

Chinese Ji Staff

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/chinese-ji-staff 31st Jul 2021 - The Ji can trace it's lineage back some 3,000 years into Ancient Chinese history as being one of it's first defensive weapons. Although different vari …

Egyptian Infantry Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/egyptian-infantry-spear 31st Jul 2021 - The primary weapon of The Egyptian Army from The Old to New Kingdom Dynasties – the standard Infantry Spear was constructed of a 6 foot wooden s …

Egyptian Charioteer Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/egyptian-charioteer-spear 31st Jul 2021 - Different in construction that a typical Infantry Spear, with the advent of the development of The war Chariot (1650 B.C.), a newer, more robust Spear …

Sarrisa Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sarrisa-spear 31st Jul 2021 - The primary weapon needed to achieve “The Phalanx Formation”, The Sarrisa was a long wooden Spear weapon, possibly designed under commissi …

Zulu Assegai Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/zulu-assegai-spear 31st Jul 2021 - The Assegai Spear was the primary weapon of the Native African Tribe – The amaZulu. Developing from a minor fighting force, The Zulu would becom …

Zulu Ilkwa Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/zulu-ilkwa-spear 31st Jul 2021 - The iconic and legendary close quarters weapon of The Zulu African Nation, The Ilkwa Spaer was so named for the “sound” it made when it wa …

Tibetan War Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/tibetan-war-spear 31st Jul 2021 - A standard issue “melee” weapon, The Tibetan Spear eventually would become an iconic symbol of The Tibetan Military (from the 10th to 19th …

Korean Gichang Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/korean-gichang-spear 31st Jul 2021 - Seen in the late 16th/17th Centuries, The Gichang Spear was a traditional Guard and Ceremonial weapons. A Polearm, the spearhead was a 6 to 8 inch, kn …

Korean Nangseon Spear

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/korean-nangseon-spear 31st Jul 2021 - Korea was a “Spear Culture”. As such they designed many different types of spears and spear-type weapons for use in combat martial arts. O …