corseque
Sign in to savethumb|Corseque, ca. late 16th - early 17th century. On display at Morges military museum. The corseque is a type of European polearm, characterised by a three-lobe blade on a shaft. The head features a long spike and two shorter and stronger lateral blades.
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thumb|Corseque, ca. late 16th - early 17th century. On display at Morges military museum. The corseque is a type of European polearm, characterised by a three-lobe blade on a shaft. The head features a long spike and two shorter and stronger lateral blades.
The Corseque is said to have originated in Corsica, from where it takes its name ; at the end of the Middle Ages many Corsicans leaving the island to become mercenaries in Terra Firma