What is this weapon?

[Sam Nankivell]

While looking through the historical manuals section I found this image:

http://www.thearma.org/Manuals/SoloT/0018.jpg

I am incredibly curious as to what this weapon is. It looks like a mix between a pavise and a spear.

Anyone have any Idea what this thing is called and how commonly used it was?

[JeffGentry]

Sam

Those are just dueling shield's there were a few vaieties, I would say for duel's they were somewhat common, there were a few varieties we also see them depicted in Talhoffer 1467.

Jeff

[Jaron Bernstein]

Paulus Kal has them as well. I have never seen them in a manual outside the context of a judicial dual, but my knowledge is also limited.

[Jeffrey Hull]

Indeed, I would say that those dueling pavises were exclusively for judicial duel.