An officer's shaft-hafted weapon. The distinction from a pike is a crescent of two short metal spikes between the shaft and
the spear-head. In wielding a partisan is much like a halberd. A partisan has gained a wide application as an officer's weapon in XVI century in
lance-knight squads. A partisan has remained in armory till the XIX century. Early versions of this weapon possessed a broad and long spear-head, but
later it became smaller. A partisan was an attribute of power rather than a weapon, so the spear-head was often decorated with engraving, gilding, and
etching.
