art-of-swords:Artillery Officers SpontoonDated 1650Measurements: length 240 cmThe polearm feature it
art-of-swords:Artillery Officers SpontoonDated 1650Measurements: length 240 cmThe polearm feature its original haft. The spontoon is fine edched with cannons etcetera, and presents a Latin text “SOLI DEO GLORIA” meaning “Glory to God alone”.Sidenote: This motto has been used by artists like Johann Sebastian Bach, George Frideric Handel and Christoph Graupner to give God credit for their work. The phrase has become one of the five solas propounded to summarise the Reformers’ basic beliefs during the Protestant Reformation. Source & Copyright: Bolk Antiques | Wikipedia -- source link