Original 18th Century English Era Sergeant's Spontoon Spearhead with Queen Anne Royal Cypher c.1702-1714 Flintlock Pistols the awards were made well

the awards were made well before the stated years of actual service were completed

As Von der Tann and Derfflinger passed through the locks that separated Wilhelmshaven's inner harbor and roadstead

But the confrontations were set aside once the Germans occupied Vichy France

The top of the barrel rib still bears traces of the original markings:

Original 18th Century English Era Sergeant's Spontoon Spearhead with Queen Anne Royal Cypher c.1702-1714 Flintlock Pistols the awards were made wellOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a fantastic and rare English Sergeant's Spontoon polearm spearhead, bearing the CROWN AR Royal Cypher of Queen Anne (1702 1714) on both sides of the spear head. While sometimes effective at removing an opposing soldier from his horse, the spontoon pole arm was not so much a weapon as it was a sign of rank used by Sergeants and other N. C. O. s. This was a tradition dating back hundreds of years before the