coloured spearhead

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As I thought I said above (perhaps I worded it badly), I don't think you would ever thrust a spear so deeply into an opponent during a battle that the head would penetrate as far as the wings on a winged spear. I don't believe that the weapon would be able to be pulled out again easily or quickly enough to be able to parry the next incoming thrust, remembering that each man in a battle line in effectively fighting against five others (the man in front and the two either side of him who can also reach you).
Rather, I have been led to believe that the wings increased the spearman's ability to parry incoming thrusts, as well as being able to be used to hook the opponent's shield.

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