Irish pike types

This video looks at the types of pike most commonly used and found in Ireland, A fascinating and rarely discussed topic.
Article on the pike
www.jstor.org/stable/25535242
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[@evangannon5394]

There is the wood kern bandits they used the Irish half pike

[@boxingboy442]

Interesting video Natan. Noel

[@geraldsmith1892]

Nathan,the Irish word for a half pike is rapaire the English referred to irregular soldiers in the 17th century as rapperees.

[@ramblingkern]

Nice one I had seen the term many times and didn't know the link I shall have to look into it further.

[@diegomdonola7188]

Very interesting! 👏

[@CDKohmy]

With the axes, you mention haft length, but the size of the head seems so small that it is highly likely to miss if "swung". It seems unlikely to do what some sword systems call full cuts, just half cuts.

[@ramblingkern]

I think due to them being used en masse and on a long shaft it would be a very small swing at best something I would love to test.

[@VTPSTTU]

Thanks for the video. I wonder whether the small axe heads at the sides were more for decoration or balance than for real use as axes. If you get a few pikes made, maybe you can see whether the balance is different when there's a small axe on the other side of the hook. Maybe that will balance the end of the pike better for using the hook. They are still going to sharpen the axe blade because one never knows when it might hit something. If it doesn't hit something, making a cut is usually helpful. At the very least, sharpening the axe blade would deter enemies from trying to grab the blade.

[@ramblingkern]

For sure there are a lot of really interesting things that could go on with it that I would love to test.

[@conlethberry1236]

The best stick is a big pointy stick 🤣😂🤣 I love that. I wonder if Tom Langhorne (sp?) has anything to say about scottish pikes. I'll have to have a look and see. I remember seeing one video by him about them, but that was a while back.

[@ramblingkern]

A motto to live by haha 🤣

[@conlethberry1236]

He just seems to focus on the bo staff / quarter staff. No matter, this was very interesting and I can wait for the other videos on the pike.

[@CanYouHearTheWhistling]

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[@ramblingkern]

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