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Offline spqrdave

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WotR - colours of pikes
« on: October 05, 2020, 04:15:36 PM »
A question for which my google-fu is clearly inadequate...

 What colours were pikes in the Wars of the Roses (or the 15th century in general)? I'm not referring to the livery colours of the pikemen themselves; rather, the wooden pikes. Natural wood colour? Stained? Painted?

cheers,

Dave

Offline HappyChappy439

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Re: WotR - colours of pikes
« Reply #1 on: October 05, 2020, 05:14:00 PM »
The examples I've seen in museums tend to be either plain wood, or varnished and stained a darker colour, but that might just be their age! So I'd assume anywhere between shades of brown wood, all the way to black and grey!

I'd assume the brighter colours would be reserved for lances and shorter polearms


Offline spqrdave

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Re: WotR - colours of pikes
« Reply #2 on: October 05, 2020, 05:18:57 PM »
The examples I've seen in museums tend to be either plain wood, or varnished and stained a darker colour, but that might just be their age! So I'd assume anywhere between shades of brown wood, all the way to black and grey!

I'd assume the brighter colours would be reserved for lances and shorter polearms

That's my thinking as well, thanks!

Offline bluewillow

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Re: WotR - colours of pikes
« Reply #3 on: October 06, 2020, 06:23:18 PM »
I painted mine light ochre colours through to stained browns.

I have French accounts from the mad war of red and white pikes, but that could be Cornelius Mas shafts (crimson) and ash shafts (cream) respectively.

Cheers
Matt
« Last Edit: October 08, 2020, 09:08:25 AM by bluewillow »

 

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