List of types of spears

This is a list of types of spears found worldwide throughout history.

Used equally in melee and thrown

 * Migration Period spear

Normally melee

 * Bayonet (when fixed to a Long gun)

Asia

 * Arbir
 * Bambu Runcing
 * Dangpa
 * Gichang
 * Hoko yari
 * Ji
 * Kama-yari
 * Qiang
 * Sibat
 * Trishula
 * Yari
 * Naginata
 * Assegai

Europe

 * Ahlspiess
 * Boar spear
 * Bohemian earspoon
 * Brandistock
 * Dory
 * Fauchard
 * Goedendag
 * Halberd
 * Half pike
 * Hasta
 * Military fork
 * Ox tongue spear
 * Partisan
 * Pike
 * Plançon a picot
 * Ranseur
 * Sarissa
 * Spetum
 * Spontoon
 * Trident
 * Glaive

Elsewhere

 * Hoeroa (Māori, New Zealand)
 * Iklwa (Zulu)
 * Makrigga (Zande)
 * Tepoztopilli (Aztec)

Normally used from horseback

 * Barcha
 * Kontos
 * Lance
 * Xyston

Normally thrown

 * Harpoon
 * One flue harpoon
 * Two flue harpoon

Europe

 * Angon
 * Falarica
 * Framea
 * Golo
 * Hak
 * Jaculum
 * Javelin
 * Lancea
 * Pilum
 * Plumbata
 * Soliferrum
 * Spiculum
 * Verutum

Elsewhere

 * Assegai (Africa)
 * Djerid (Asia Minor, India and Africa)
 * Toggling harpoon (Americas)