<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!DOCTYPE Zthes SYSTEM "http://zthes.z3950.org/xml/zthes-05.dtd">  <Zthes><term><termId>31354707</termId><termName>brandistocks</termName><termType>PT</termType><termNote><![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. ]]></termNote><termCreatedDate>2026-03-30 20:46:05</termCreatedDate><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31354708</termId><termName>brandistocco</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31354709</termId><termName>brandistock</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31354710</termId><termName>buttafuore</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>UF</relationType><termId>31354711</termId><termName>feather staffs</termName><termType>ND</termType></relation><relation><relationType>BT</relationType><termId>31324664</termId><termName>staff weapons</termName><termType>PT</termType></relation></term>  </Zthes>