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Hi
bought what I believe to be a lance head. The seller thought African, if it is, I have never seen anything like it. Although I have seen facetted sockets on a few African spears , I have never seen one with a very thick, diamond section blade. I think India is more likely, skillfully hand forged with forged 'fullering' ......seems to be designed for 'armour piercing'. The head is 'too good' to 'throw', so perhaps a hand held stabbing spear. It has good patination and would not be surprised if this is 18th C. The reddish stripe (socket) is not clearly visible to the naked eye . I only noticed it on the photo's ![]() Has anyone any ideas or comments please, thank you Regards David . |
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David
Can't give you an definitive origin but I tend to agree with you about it not being African. It looks as though it is designed to punch through mail or armour, so India would be my bet, unless it's European ? Regards Roy |
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I think, it most likely India. Not Europe. I have a similar spear from the central India.
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I'm with Mahratt, I think it is Indian, especially with the 3 sided blade.
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How about a Lance Head ?
Looks more like that than a Spear, IMO . ![]() The (metuk; Java.) meaning the base of the point; shows a similar Eastern influence common to the area . ![]() |
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You are certainly right! Lans Head. I translate in "translit" so in advance I apologize for weight of errors
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