Question about unknown spear

carlos · 16th November 2019, 08:10 AM

Hello
This lot of spears was sold in a spanish auction. My question is about one of this spears.
The spear has recurved blade, but I can,t identified origin.
Could you help me?

Thanks
Carlos

Henk · 16th November 2019, 09:03 AM

Hello Carlos,

Not my field but the lot looks Asian to me.
The spear with recurved blade is not a spear but a pole arm.
My two cents.

Anyway it is a nice lot.

kronckew · 16th November 2019, 09:55 AM

Nice Pole Arm. I also think 'Asian' - possibly South-East Asia. Maybe Thai?

Tim Simmons · 16th November 2019, 10:55 AM

The one on the far right is African. A couple from the Philippines.. The rest SEA.

Battara · 17th November 2019, 02:55 AM

They are a big mix. Many of these are Igorot spears and others are Philippine fishing spears. One or two are African.

Not sure about the rest.

Cthulhu · 3rd December 2019, 12:45 AM

I'm assuming the only one you care about is the recurved one.

It puts me in mind of a somewhat flamboyant machete stuck on a pole, but maybe that's just because of the size of the socket looks like it would make a very comfortable grip. I don't recognize it as a type of polearm, but that's meaningless because there are infinite numbers of things that I don't recognize.

There are carvings in the blade, do you have better pictures of those?
Do you have pictures that better show the pins holding the device to the shaft? They look somewhat ornate, maybe that would give us (and by us I mean someone else) a clue.

16th November 2019, 08:10 AM	#1
carlos Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 737	Question about unknown spear Hello This lot of spears was sold in a spanish auction. My question is about one of this spears. The spear has recurved blade, but I can,t identified origin. Could you help me? Thanks Carlos Attached Images

16th November 2019, 09:03 AM	#2
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Hello Carlos, Not my field but the lot looks Asian to me. The spear with recurved blade is not a spear but a pole arm. My two cents. Anyway it is a nice lot.

16th November 2019, 09:55 AM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	Nice Pole Arm. I also think 'Asian' - possibly South-East Asia. Maybe Thai?

16th November 2019, 10:55 AM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,807	The one on the far right is African. A couple from the Philippines.. The rest SEA.

17th November 2019, 02:55 AM	#5
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,219	They are a big mix. Many of these are Igorot spears and others are Philippine fishing spears. One or two are African. Not sure about the rest.

3rd December 2019, 12:45 AM	#6
Cthulhu Member Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Central Valley, California Posts: 46	I'm assuming the only one you care about is the recurved one. It puts me in mind of a somewhat flamboyant machete stuck on a pole, but maybe that's just because of the size of the socket looks like it would make a very comfortable grip. I don't recognize it as a type of polearm, but that's meaningless because there are infinite numbers of things that I don't recognize. There are carvings in the blade, do you have better pictures of those? Do you have pictures that better show the pins holding the device to the shaft? They look somewhat ornate, maybe that would give us (and by us I mean someone else) a clue.