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25th March 2014, 06:05 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Holland
Posts: 245
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Spear / lance
This is the other lance i picked up .
Also in Holland for at least 50 years . Total length is 1.85 m. Imo it is short but the shaft isn,t shortend so i supose the length is original. But the origin  The first thing that raised in my brains was Nias but that is just a wild quess.. Hope someone has a idea .regards, Danny |
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25th March 2014, 06:34 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: OKLAHOMA, USA
Posts: 3,138
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YOU HAVE BEEN LUCKY TWO VERY NICE SPEARS AT ONE TIME.
 I CAN'T BE OF MUCH HELP HERE EITHER BUT I WOULD SAY NIAS IS LIKELY A GOOD GUESS. THE PATINA IS GOOD ON THIS SPEAR AS WELL AS THE OTHER ONE AND I WOULD GUESS BOTH SPEARS WERE OLD WHEN AQUIRED BY THE COLLECTER YOU GOT THEM FROM. CONGRADULATIONS 
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25th March 2014, 07:08 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 194
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Nice!
Congratulations with this find! Very nice indeed. I had my eyes on the lot, but the photo's were too bad to make a decision. I am looking forward to the other two.
This one indeed makes me think of Nias, but not quite. See the photo of several Nias spears (Modigliani collection, Florence, Italy). I think this one is from Aceh, Sumatra. The base of the blade (covered with brass instead of in one piece with the rest of the iron blade) is exceptional. |
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25th March 2014, 09:42 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Germany, Dortmund
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Great catch!
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26th March 2014, 12:11 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 2,225
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Hi Danny,
The upper part of the shaft, is it oxagonal ? (eight flattened sides ?) Best regards, Willem |
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28th March 2014, 08:02 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: The Netherlands
Posts: 2,225
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Ps. here a Atjeh lance with similar shape.
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