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According to Wikipedia it's technically a dagger. (and they are generally shorter, at 510mm) Idk if there is a minimum shaft length to classify a weapon as a polearm but I feel like there should be, otherwise any blade on a shaft (even a hatchet, for example) could technically be one ?
Dagger-on-a-stick
Just used the description on the site, I know very little about Indian weaponry (or, for that matter, debates on how much pole a polearm needs)
Oh I'm not saying you were misleading, or even wrong, I even did a quick search for the actual definition of a polearm to make sure I wasn't spouting nonsense, and according to the experts, it is basically a mess. The wikipedia article even has a sizeable section titled "Classification difficulties".
Love the site you linked btw, so much cool stuff on there
It's really fantastic! It feels like half the things I've posted in the past month have been from it.
How much do you reckon the stuff on there costs? It's all so gorgeous
Most of it that has a listed price seems to be between 1,000-10,000 pounds, which is... steep, but not as bad as some antiquities.
Oh you're right! that's actually a bit of a bargain, I was expecting upwards of 10k for sure! I'm subscribed to the salesroom newsletter too so I do love a good bit of antique window-shopping 😂
That's crazy cos there's actually a dagger in the pommel of this polearm! Double dagger.