by Galloglaich » Tue Jun 21, 2011 1:25 pm
A 20' pike, I kind of agree, although there are some manuals, (I think English) which have a whole system for fighting with "long staves" of a similar length which may surprise you. I'll have to see if I can find that to post here.
But the 20' pike and the 18' lance are the only two I can think of which would have this restriction. Many pikes and lances were much shorter, in the neighborhood of 9-12', and a 12' staff can most definitely be used to fight at short range if you know what you re doing.
G.