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Partisan (weapon)

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charges. The protrusions on the sides of the spearhead were useful for catching and trapping an opponent's sword, allowing the user to disarm the opposition. In profile, the head of a partisan may look similar to other types of polearm, such as the
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The arrival of practical firearms led to the obsolescence of the partisan and of other polearms. Despite this, partisans continued in use for many years as a
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The partisan was often used by infantry soldiers, who would deploy the weapon to fend off
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Partisan (military)

Yeomen of the Guard
polearm
parrying
cavalry
halberd
pike
ranseur
spontoon
ox tongue
spetum
ceremonial weapon
An officer's partisan from 1655
Indonesian weapons, including partisans
Indonesian
"Melee weapons: Partisan"
"Medieval polearms"
"Definition of partisan (weapon)"
"partisan"
Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford University Press
participating institution membership
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Polearms
Ahlspiess
Atgeir
Bardiche

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