Spontoon

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Spontoon

Entry/Object ID

1940.13

Description

Spontoon with a six-sided handle. The spike is shaped like a spear head: wider in the center and tapering toward both ends.

Context

Used in Company 3, 4th Regiment, 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division militia, also called "Floodwoods".

Acquisition

Accession

1940.13

Source or Donor

Jones, Walter E.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1805 - 1840

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Spontoon

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Staff, Leading

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Pole-Arm

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Edged Weapons

Nomenclature Class

Armaments

Nomenclature Category

Category 05: Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Length

65-1/2 in

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Town

Waitsfield

County

Washington County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America

Related Events

Event

War of 1812