Corseque
Pole weapon
科西嘉槍 · コルセスカ
- Type
- pole weapon
The corseque is a type of European polearm, characterised by a three-lobe blade on a 1.8 to 2.5 m (5 ft 11 in to 8 ft 2 in) shaft. The head features a long spike and two shorter and stronger lateral blades.
The Corseque is said to have originated in Corsica, from where it takes its name; at the end of the Middle Ages many Corsicans leaving the island to become mercenaries in Terra Firma
It would have evolved from the spetum or pertuisnane, in the later Middle Ages.
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Facts from Wikidata Q513651 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.
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