TWO AFRICAN SPEARS for comment

kahnjar1 · 8th December 2008, 06:53 AM

Thanks to those who provided information on the 2 axes posted recently.
Following these, the same owner has these 2 spears for comment. Both appear to be of folded construction rather than forged from solid bar.
The longest one is 1.4 metres, and there other (wider blade) is 1.32 metres. Blade length for the wide one is 345mm and 100mm for the smaller blade. The wirework on both is very nice and the one with the wide blade has sewn skin between the woven wire bands. The other has skin of some sort shrunk onto the end of the haft. Overall these both have a very nice age patina, and are almost certainly not tourist items.
Any information on these items would be welcome.
As with the axes, I would think that these will probably appear on the Swap Forum at some later stage.
Regards Stuart

8th December 2008, 06:53 AM	#1
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,739	TWO AFRICAN SPEARS for comment Thanks to those who provided information on the 2 axes posted recently. Following these, the same owner has these 2 spears for comment. Both appear to be of folded construction rather than forged from solid bar. The longest one is 1.4 metres, and there other (wider blade) is 1.32 metres. Blade length for the wide one is 345mm and 100mm for the smaller blade. The wirework on both is very nice and the one with the wide blade has sewn skin between the woven wire bands. The other has skin of some sort shrunk onto the end of the haft. Overall these both have a very nice age patina, and are almost certainly not tourist items. Any information on these items would be welcome. As with the axes, I would think that these will probably appear on the Swap Forum at some later stage. Regards Stuart Attached Images