Talk:Bohemian earspoon

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The weapon is not related in any way to boar spears. It is derived from hooked spear by putting the hook on either side, hence its "earred" appearance.

Do you have any evidence or a reference that would support this?Monstrelet (talk) 18:15, 21 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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According to the famous timeline picture from "The Evolution of the Pole-Arm" by Bashford Dean it does come from the winged spear: https://i.pinimg.com/564x/dd/15/0d/dd150de245cf691bc058ea201516b0f7.jpg As you sea, bills and "Bömmischer Ohrlöffel" are two different branches. However, I do agree insofar, that the wings of the Bohemian earspoon were not supposed to prevent over-penetration. They are about half a meter behind the tip. At the point where they stop deeper penetration, your weapon has went into and out of the guy you were attacking, into the guy behind him and maybe even out of the back of that one, too. Even when stopping a horse, this is unnecessarily far in the back. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.114.104.120 (talk) 08:47, 27 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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The redirect Winged spear has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 April 16 § Winged spear until a consensus is reached. Steel1943 (talk) 17:42, 16 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]