today a vignette showing items one century later(1914-1918)
German Uhlans WW1
In 1914, lances were still being carried by regiments in the British, Indian, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Japanese, Ottoman, Belgian, Argentinian, and Russian armies, amongst others. Almost all German cavalry (hussars, dragoons and cuirassiers as well as uhlans) retained a steel lance as their primary weapon.
http:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancer
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