A lance head for coments ... if you care.
 

A regional production ... Portuguese. A hunting or defence (or both) pole weapon. Aledgely from the XVI-XVII century.
The blade is 12 1/2" (32 cms.) long. An off centered socket with a nice square hole for a fixation nail.
The (more) remarkable detail is that the central ridge is only present in either half front or rear blade section, alternately in each side ... if i make myself understood.
The other detail, worthy of speculation, is what form of apendix was there in the interrupted side bar. Looking with attention, one can see that the blade base doesn't have an equal design in both sides, allowing to think what kind of extension existed there ... some kind of (bill) hook? Just my fantasy.
Fernando

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Looks like a village smith was making a long spear. That would account for the irregular shape. I think the blade was made long enough to cut. Neat piece, actually.

Best,

F

Hi Fernando,

The general form reminds me of that of a winged lance head (Flügellanzeneisen) of 9th/10th century date. Most of them measure about 48 cm overall. They are very rare to find.

Best,
Michael

Thanks for your input, Fearn.
I agree with the irregular shape reasoning, although i find it ironical tat this smith was a bad shaper in a sense, but in another he was keen enough to forge those alternate blade half ridges with a well determined accuracy.
It is also intriguing that, being both wings of equal short length, one of them would manage to break its end.
Thank you Michael, for the Flügellanzeneisen pictures. It is allways enthusiasming, to have an item compared to examples that are several centuries older :cool: .
Eventually the overall length of this one is 47 cms.
Would you say the XVI-XVII century attribution fits well to it?
Fernando

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Yes, Fernando, absolutely - but my expertise on these is nothing I would boast of ... :rolleyes: :eek:

Michael