Spear ID?

VANDOO · 5th March 2006, 06:36 PM

WOW!! A VERY NEAT SPEAR/LANCE, UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT MIGHT HAVE COME FROM. THE SPEAR POINT DOES APPEAR TO BE MADE FOR PIERCING ARMOR AND THE WAY THE SHAFT IS MADE IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE GRIPPED SHORT OR LONG FOR A STRONG THRUST. IS IT LONG ENOUGH TO BE USED FROM HORSEBACK OR CHARIOT? I WOULD SAY IT IS MOSTLY FOR THRUSTING NOT FOR THROWING THE GAURD ALSO KEEPS IT FROM PASSING CLEAR THRU SO IT CAN BE QUICKLY WITHDRAWN FOR MORE THRUSTING. I HOPE SOMEONE MORE KNOWLEGBLE CAN TELL US WHAT IT IS, PERHAPS A UNUSUAL FORM OF CHINESE OR JAPANESE SPEAR ,BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. PERHAPS SOME CLOSE PICTURES OF THE SHAFT OR BUTT AND OF ANY DESIGNS WHOULD HELP GET A POSITIVE ID. GOOD LUCK

5th March 2006, 06:36 PM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	WOW!! A VERY NEAT SPEAR/LANCE, UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE IT MIGHT HAVE COME FROM. THE SPEAR POINT DOES APPEAR TO BE MADE FOR PIERCING ARMOR AND THE WAY THE SHAFT IS MADE IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD BE GRIPPED SHORT OR LONG FOR A STRONG THRUST. IS IT LONG ENOUGH TO BE USED FROM HORSEBACK OR CHARIOT? I WOULD SAY IT IS MOSTLY FOR THRUSTING NOT FOR THROWING THE GAURD ALSO KEEPS IT FROM PASSING CLEAR THRU SO IT CAN BE QUICKLY WITHDRAWN FOR MORE THRUSTING. I HOPE SOMEONE MORE KNOWLEGBLE CAN TELL US WHAT IT IS, PERHAPS A UNUSUAL FORM OF CHINESE OR JAPANESE SPEAR ,BUT I HAVEN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT. PERHAPS SOME CLOSE PICTURES OF THE SHAFT OR BUTT AND OF ANY DESIGNS WHOULD HELP GET A POSITIVE ID. GOOD LUCK