Hadendowa Spear
 

Greetings,

Does anyone have in their collection or have seen a Hadendowa spear like the one in the photograph?(Sorry for the un-rotated photo.) I've never seen them discussed on the forum or seen one for sale. I've seen a couple on the street in Kassala carried by some pretty serious looking dudes. I had a chance to buy one in the Suk al Hadad, but since I already had a sack of kaskara, I passed. In hindsight that was probably an oversight.

The spear is in two steel sections joined by a section of wood. This was the Hadendawa's and probably Beni Amir of Eritrea's primary weapon before the kaskara. I think it would have been a superior infantry weapon to the kaskara.

Your thoughts,
Ed

Hi Ed,
redone pic to make it easier to see ;)

All the best
David

Cool, thanks!!

Hello Edster,
The spear on the photo - it is so short including the wooden middle part ?
As far as the spearhead is concerned, this shape was also common in the northern part of Ethiopia, but those spears were missing iron toe.
Regards, Martin