Questions about spear related weapon augmentation.

[Shostak]

Originally Posted by Bill_in_IN

Possibly. Everything has advantages and disadvantages. I just hadn't seen any references to such spear related devices. I'm sure that something like that has been tried but, like I said, the overall practicality may have been in question if the cons outweigh the pros.

If the butt of the spear is in some sort of hip cradle, you are going to have to either thrust with your hip or pull it out of the cradle to thrust with your arms. It would be a bit like using a sword with an arm that can't bend at the elbow, but can only pivot at the shoulder.