SPEAR WITH FUSE

Saxon-Electoral ca. 1700, artillery officer, probably member of a Guard unit.
Blade with rhombical cross-section. Etched decoration featuring the Saxon-Electoral coat of arms, accentuated with tendrils. The sides, each with an arm which can be used as a fuse clamp. Fuse clamps with etched decoration. Octagonal socket with three annular beads. Two shaft bands. Round shaft with original boot.
L 203 cm.

Provenance:
Slg.K. Eichbaum.

Extremely rare artillery weapon in a very good condition. Only two specimens can be found in the Military Historical Museum Dresden. See also Müller/Kölling, Europäische Hieb- und Stichwaffen, Dresden 1981, p. 404, No.374. .