62136 Saxon Defending with Spear ALGAR First Legion-MB American Civil War it was never meant to

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62136 Saxon Defending with Spear ALGAR First Legion-MB American Civil War it was never meant to62136 1 30 scale Matte Finish Single figure in box This warriors name means noble spearman. The most commonly employed weapon on the battlefield was the spear primarily because of its simple construction. It did not require a lot of iron to create the spearhead, nor was it difficult to find the ash wood to form the shaft. The larger spears, like this one, were called sc (from the Saxon word for ash) and were tipped with a wide, leaf shaped blade.