For other uses see
Pike (disambiguation) A pike is a
pole weapon, a very long thrusting
spear used two-handed and used extensively by
infantry both for attacks on enemy foot soldiers and as a counter-measure against
cavalry assaults. Unlike many similar weapons, the pike is not intended to be thrown. Pikes were used by European troops from the early
Middle Ages until around 1700, wielded by foot soldiers deployed in close order. Whilst the soldiers using such spears may not have called them "pikes" per se, their tactical employment of these weapons ran along broadly similar lines.
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PICCHIERI. CUSTODI DI STRADA A PEDAGGIO