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Product description
The shaft cap is based on originals employed by hoplites in ancient Greece. The pointed shaft cap, the sauroter, was nicknamed the "salamander killer" because it could be utilised to fix the spear into the ground during the phalanx formation. This sauroter could also be employed as a thrusting spear when the shaft of the spear was broken, or whilst fighting in loose formation. Additionally, it served as a counterweight, making the spear better balanced. In a phalanx formation, warriors in the rear ranks could kill fallen enemies by holding their spears vertically and delivering downward thrusts whilst walking over the enemy.
Product details
Product details:
Material: brass
Edge: bot
Length: 33 cm
Based on a historic original
Shipment weight (gram): 300
