Throughout the Napoleonic era, the spontoon, a type of shortened pike that typically had a pair of blades or lugs mounted to the head, was retained as a symbol by some NCOs; in practice it was probably more useful for gesturing and signaling than as a weapon for combat.
Throughout the Napole,onic era, the spontoon a type of shortened pike that typically had a pair of blades or lugs mounted to the head was retained as a symbol by some NCOs; in practice it was probabl,y more useful for gesturing and signaling than as a weapon for combat.