Mandaya Spearheads

Battara · 10th January 2011, 05:44 AM

Greetings. Just got these Mandaya spearheads from Oriental-Arms. These are two slightly different pieces. One has a trapazoidal tip and bottom and 15.5 inches. The other is 14.5 inches and tapers to the tip and is rounded on the bottom. Both do not have any laminations, but they do have central sections that have "X"s in the middle.

Here are the pictures with one color painted picture of a Mandaya with a similar spear in hand.

Enjoy!

tom hyle · 10th January 2011, 01:35 PM

Very nice & interesting. Can anyone elucidate the difference between Moro, Lumad, and Visayan spear blades? The more rounded of these two particularly resembles Moro blades? Are the unpanelled ones with rhomboid bolsters Visayan?

Sajen · 11th January 2011, 11:08 PM

Very nice spearheads.

Every time when I see these spearheads as well Moro spearheads I wonder how it's possible to fix them secure with it's short tang to this long shafts.

Regards,

Detlef

Maurice · 11th January 2011, 11:49 PM

I was watching those too.
Thank you for posting it with the image of the mandaya warrior.

I had seen the spearheads and also I have the image of the warrior on my computer. But I didn't connected them together so didn't notice those were the same spearheads as on the image.
Great to have a reference...

Maurice

David · 11th January 2011, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sajen

Every time when I see these spearheads as well Moro spearheads I wonder how it's possible to fix them secure with it's short tang to this long shafts.

Detlef, perhaps this thread will give you some ideas....
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=moro+spear

Sajen · 12th January 2011, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David

Detlef, perhaps this thread will give you some ideas....
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...ght=moro+spear

Thank you, seems I have missed this thread!

Rick · 12th January 2011, 02:02 AM

Then we have the socketed variety of Mandaya spear head ....

These two have innumerable forged layers .

10th January 2011, 05:44 AM	#1
Battara EAAF Staff Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 7,272	Mandaya Spearheads Greetings. Just got these Mandaya spearheads from Oriental-Arms. These are two slightly different pieces. One has a trapazoidal tip and bottom and 15.5 inches. The other is 14.5 inches and tapers to the tip and is rounded on the bottom. Both do not have any laminations, but they do have central sections that have "X"s in the middle. Here are the pictures with one color painted picture of a Mandaya with a similar spear in hand. Enjoy! Attached Images

12th January 2011, 02:02 AM	#7
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,336	Then we have the socketed variety of Mandaya spear head .... These two have innumerable forged layers . Attached Images

10th January 2011, 01:35 PM	#2
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	Very nice & interesting. Can anyone elucidate the difference between Moro, Lumad, and Visayan spear blades? The more rounded of these two particularly resembles Moro blades? Are the unpanelled ones with rhomboid bolsters Visayan?

11th January 2011, 11:08 PM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	Very nice spearheads. Every time when I see these spearheads as well Moro spearheads I wonder how it's possible to fix them secure with it's short tang to this long shafts. Regards, Detlef

11th January 2011, 11:49 PM	#4
Maurice Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,453	I was watching those too. Thank you for posting it with the image of the mandaya warrior. I had seen the spearheads and also I have the image of the warrior on my computer. But I didn't connected them together so didn't notice those were the same spearheads as on the image. Great to have a reference... Maurice