Французская пика обр. 1812 г.
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Французская пика обр. 1812 г. — холодное кавалерийское оружие, разработанное в 1812 г. специально для шеволежёров-улан Великой армии.
Before the invasion of Russia in 1812, France formed nine regiments of Line Lancers, and these troops were issued with a new lance: the Model 1812. Although slightly shorter than the Model 1807 at 9ft, the weapon’s balance point was 42in from the end of the shoe, meaning about two-thirds of the weapon was in front of the hand, thus providing greater reach than the Model 1807. Even so, the Model 1812 could still be extremely heavy, with some examples weighing as much as 7lb 4oz. As such, Colonel Antoine Fortuné de Brack (1789–1850), the experienced Napoleonic cavalry officer and later commander of the French Cavalry School, wrote that the lancer should always keep the lance braced against the side of the body and cup the lance with the palm underneath the haft, lest the heavy, thick weapon be knocked from the hand. Further to guard against this he also stated that the lancer should confine himself to the basic front and side points, and not attempt to use the weapon for the more dexterous motions prescribed in the 1811 Exercises, Règlement Portant Instruction sur l’Exercice et les Manoeuvres de la Lance, for which he reasoned the weapon was too heavy.
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- Osprey - Weapon 59 - The Cavalry Lance
