A resource for historic arms and armor collectors with photo galleries, reviews, reference materials, discussion forums, a bookstore and a comparison tool.

A resource for historic arms and armor collectors with photo galleries, reviews, reference materials, discussion forums, a bookstore and a comparison tool.

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early spear heads

Butt spikes were used by the ancient Greek "kitted out" fighter, the hoplite. The spear point is iron, but the butt-spike is bronze (rust proof). There are two types of spikes: one is square in section and pyramidal in shape; it may be responsible for square holes in armour found at Olympia (if those holes are not left by nails). The second type ("chair leg) is a tapering cylinder, with a flaring ring just before a long spike.