David, if the spears were Javanese the ferrule would be called either "sopal" or "brongsong".
The butt of the spear shaft when covered with metal is called a "tunjung". The word "tunjung" actually means "lotus" and the tunjung on the end of spear shaft has a little lotus shaped metal knob on it that can be dug into the ground.
The correct terminology is "sopal", but in colloquial speech people very often call it a "brongsong".
Strictly speaking a brongsong is a case for any weapon, it is also a woven basket that we put around fruit when it is still on the tree to protect it, so it will not fall because of wind or ripeness and get damaged .
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