<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">brandistocks</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>staff weapons</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>brandistocco</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>brandistock</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>buttafuore</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>feather staffs</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Short pole weapons, around 5 feet in length, having a retractable blade of either a one or three long thin points that were retracted into a hollow aperture inside the shaft. A sharp thrust of the weapon propelled the points out. The weapons were used by both infantry and civilians alike between the 16th and 19th centuries. ]]></note></mads>