Brandistock
A brandistock (also called brandestoc, buttafuori or feather staff)[1] was a short type of polearm which was used by both infantry and civilians alike, primarily police officers in Italy between the 16th and 19th centuries. Measuring some Script error: No such module "convert". long, the brandistock construction was unique for polearms in that it had a retractable blade; the weapon was able to be covertly carried as a walking staff.[2] The head consisted of either a single or a trio of long thin points, which were kept in a hollow aperture inside the rest of the shaft.[3] The blades would often be triangular or diamond-shaped.[2] A sharp thrust of the weapon forward propelled the heads out, where they could be readily locked in place.[4] This weapon is essentially a spear with a sliding blade, or alternatively, a long handled out-the-front gravity knife.[1]
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