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minus-squarealleycat@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months ago Its body was a wooden staff roughly 90 cm to 150 cm (3 to 5 feet) long Checks out. It’s a combination of a club and spear. I’d imagine the shorter version is more on the club side, while the longer one is more on the stabby side.
minus-squareNakedmole@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoMakes sense, there are barricades in the picture, so he did not bother bringing the long one.
Checks out. It’s a combination of a club and spear. I’d imagine the shorter version is more on the club side, while the longer one is more on the stabby side.
Makes sense, there are barricades in the picture, so he did not bother bringing the long one.