Original American Revolutionary War Era Sergeant's Spontoon - Remounted on Two Piece Shaft - 79 ¾" Overall Receiver Top Cover The original CIVIL WAR MUSEUM

The original CIVIL WAR MUSEUM AND LIBRARY CURATORIAL WORKSHEET which is also included reads:"Excavated bridle cutting Confederate pike head found in the state of South Carolina @ the site of burning Confederate munitions train by Federal troops in the Spring of 1865

having studied under Watanabe Kanenaga as well as Kojima Katsumasa

It has a lovely plaited cord on the front

The brown paint on the pommel is very well retained in the recessed areas

296 helmet shells between 1965-1968 during the Vietnam Period

Original American Revolutionary War Era Sergeant's Spontoon - Remounted on Two Piece Shaft - 79 ¾" Overall Receiver Top Cover The original CIVIL WAR MUSEUMOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a lovely and rare American Revolutionary War Era Sergeant's spontoon, which we assume was used on the Colonial Side, as it is devoid of any of the usual markings that a British issued spontoon would have. 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