Spade

This spade is suitable for show combat and belongs to the two-handed cutting and stabbing weapons.

Photo: Spaten Photo: Spaten

Material: Spruce, Iron
weight: 855 g
length: 103,5 cm
size of the surface: 25,5 x 20 cm

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Photo: fight with spades

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Reconstruction of the spade based on images of the Bayeux Tapestry and the Oldenburg edition of the Sachsenspiegel.

Photo: detail of carpet of Bayeux, person with spade using it Photo: detail shot carpet of Bayeux, two people carrying spades on their shoulder Photo: detail shot carpet of Bayeux, two persons hit each other with spades to the head
Carpet of Bayeux

Image: Sachsenspiegel, Oldernburg edition, three persons one uses spade to build dike
Sachsenspiegel, Oldernburg edition from the year 1336