ARABIAN SPEARS-HAS ANYONE SEEN THESE?

[A.alnakkas]

hello gents!

http://www.geh.org/ar/strip63/m198803560014.jpg can this help?

this maybe http://hbfimmigrants.proboards.com/i...int&thread=103

[Nathaniel]

Originally Posted by A.alnakkas

hello gents!

http://www.geh.org/ar/strip63/m198803560014.jpg can this help?

this maybe http://hbfimmigrants.proboards.com/i...int&thread=103

Fantastic collection of old photos!!! It's wonderful to see. Thanks for sharing!!!

[kahnjar1]

Sorry my mistake as to source. Not Elgood, but from an exhibition at the King Faisal Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Pic attached describes the spears as being called SHILFA and from the Najd Region of Saudi Arabia.
Mounting is described as bamboo sticks.
..................so I guess the original question remains. Has anyone seen these or have any in their collection?
Thanks to those who have replied re the Lance, but not quite what I was trying to find out about, though interesting just the same.
Regards Stu

[Steve]

Stu,
I've attached some additional photos of Bedouin spears, although they look more like a lance to me.
As previously mentioned it appears bamboo is the preferred haft.
The caption for the photo of the spear head by itself says that " this is not typical, most spear points are more conical and elongated in form". From the other illustrations I guess he is saying that the bedouin spear head usually has a long metal cyclinder running from it into the haft.
This may be a means of identifying these spears. I'm not a spear man but it could be useful information.
Steve

[kahnjar1]

Thanks Steve. The guy on the horse, I would say, has a lance rather than a spear. I like the saddle gun though That group of spears you have shown does not look like those in the earlier pic from the exhibition in Riyadh. Is there a caption with the group you show?
Stu

[Steve]

Caption reads " Typical of Bedouin spears, this range of examples displays the conical and elongated form of the head and the blunted shape of the spike, for sticking into the ground, at the other end".

They look reasonably easy to identify?
Steve

[estcrh]

A few images of Bedouin lances.

Hi resolution images.

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...b60d6aa122.jpg

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...4070df65ee.jpg

https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com...6a6530cf89.jpg

[colin henshaw]

Originally Posted by kahnjar1

Sorry my mistake as to source. Not Elgood, but from an exhibition at the King Faisal Center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Pic attached describes the spears as being called SHILFA and from the Najd Region of Saudi Arabia.
Mounting is described as bamboo sticks.
..................so I guess the original question remains. Has anyone seen these or have any in their collection?
Thanks to those who have replied re the Lance, but not quite what I was trying to find out about, though interesting just the same.
Regards Stu

An observation - I'm fairly sure the blade on the spear at the far right of this image is from Somalia. ie. the image with the red background.

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

An observation - I'm fairly sure the blade on the spear at the far right of this image is from Somalia. ie. the image with the red background.

Colin, the one with the arrow, it does look distinctly different than the rest.

[colin henshaw]

Originally Posted by estcrh

Colin, the one with the arrow, it does look distinctly different than the rest.

Yes, that the one...

[Iain]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

Yes, that the one...

It is, typical for the region and a similar style can be found in Ethiopia as well I believe.