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[-] MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I just read about swiss mercenaries a while ago and wondered the whole read why they didn't have a short range weapon like a knife or axe too. Probably because of this.

Btw, they needed a whole century to equip the army with spears. Things sure moved slower back then.

this post was submitted on 15 Aug 2024

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