Abrandistock(also calledbrandestoc,buttafuoreorfeather staff)[1]was a short type ofpolearmwhich was used by both infantry and civilians alike, primarily police officers inItalybetween the 16th and 19th centuries. Measuring some 1.5 meters (5 ft) long, the brandistock construction was unique for polearms in that it had a retractable blade. The head consisted of either a single or a trio of long thin points, which were kept in a hollowapertureinside the rest of the shaft.[2]A sharp thrust of theweaponforward propelled the heads out, where they could be readily locked in place.[3]This weapon is essentially aspearwith a sliding blade, or alternatively, a long handled out-the-frontgravity knife.[1]
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