{"product_id":"american-revolutionary-war-spontoon-c-1750-81","title":"AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR SPONTOON, C.1750-80","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003eThis is a good example of a blacksmith made spontoon or partisan of the French and Indian War and Revolution period. It likely served in both. It is 13 ¼” long with leaf shaped blade, skillfully forged with a raised medial which extends to become the conical socket. A pair of up turned lugs at the base appear to be spaced in precise relationship to the point base to capture a sword blade executing a downward slash. A shortage of firearms resulted in the majority of Americans being armed with polearms for the first two years of the War. See \u003cem\u003eSwords and Blades of the American Revolution\u003c\/em\u003e, Neumann, #96.PA, #97.PA, #99.PA and #100.PA, for examples closely related to this. Of those. This example is of notably superior workmanship to the first, second and fourth. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The History Gift Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46798331085043,"sku":"C3129","price":645.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/0599\/2600\/files\/C3129B.png?v=1741785915","url":"https:\/\/historygiftstore.com\/products\/american-revolutionary-war-spontoon-c-1750-81","provider":"The History Gift Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}