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Your cart is empty.The spontoon is basically a scaled-down polearm or winged spear that often served as a substitute for a rifle or musket in colonial America. Issued in substantial quantity by both sides of every conflict from the French and Indian war (1754-1763) to the War of 1812 it was carried as both a weapon and a badge of rank or authority by commissioned and noncommissioned officers alike. Cold Steel President Lynn C. Thompson became fascinated by the spontoon after reading Tim Willocks' novel the Twelve Children of Paris (3 times!) so they decided to make their own model based on historical examples. The blade of this spontoon is 10.5" long and 4 mm thick with 3.5" wings on either side. Designed primarily for thrusting its also capable of delivering cuts and slashes while its sharpened wings provide substantial catching and trapping potential as well. Mounted on a stout ash wood pole with a decorative 3-ring socket its appropriate for any Colonial reenacting and makes a fearsome stand-alone weapon in its own right.
E. Dean
Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2024
Solid, well built, and worth your time, but the black paint coating is dumb. Sand it off and clearcoat this beast with lacquer.
Fred Martin
Reviewed in the United States on September 16, 2024
Well, I have a few (6) Cold steel spears. They all came with shafts. This one is advertised as having a 61" ash wood shaft per Amazon's website. It does not have one, nor was it ever designed to be shipped with a shaft (according to Cold Steel. I contacted Cold Steel (GSM), no help. I will be returning this as it is unsuitable at that price. Don't waste your time.Kinda Sad...
Gevon
Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2024
It's really strong a sturdy but it's about mid Sharp not really razor but it'll cut
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