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Quote[/b] ]Well in time of Carlos V (Charles V) the royal guard had 3 companies of horses: the
cien Continuos, a company of Men at Arms armed with a heavy lance, sword and
a complete armour, the Estradiotes, a company of light cavalry armed with a
light lance and sword and a company of Archeros de Borgoña, armed with
lance, sword and a light armour. The foot companies of guardia du corps were
armed with halberd, sword and harquebus. Later the armament follow the
trend of the fashion with the introduction of pistols and musket, but the
halberd was always maintained in the foot companies