ID Help On Unknown Spear

Robert · 14th April 2013, 06:09 PM

I would like to start by first thanking everyone for their help with this unusual and perplexing spear and apologies for not replying until now. The wife and I went out last night and after a few to many drinks AFTER returning home I did sleep in rather late this morning. Someone needs to add a hangover smiley to the rest of the ones we have.

A good friend has suggested to me that this spear is from French Indochina, and is a traditional piece to the more tribal areas of Laos bordering Vietnam. I have used this information and been able to find more spears with the exact style and placement of metal banding on their shafts as this one. Unfortunately they are all for sale so photos of them cannot be posted. If anyone has any reference to spears from this area that they could share with me it would be greatly appreciated.

Best,
Robert

Robert · 16th September 2014, 05:08 AM

I thought that I would bring this thread back up to see if anyone might have found any new information on this that might help to identify its place of origin or if possibly one of our newer members might have any information about this spear that they might like to add. Not being able to correctly identify and give a positive place of origin to this has been maddening.

Best,
Robert

Sajen · 16th September 2014, 11:20 AM

Hello Robert,

I just received a mail from a friend in Great Britain who is an expert for the weapons from mainland SEA, he have seen your thread and this is what he write me: This spear is from the Tonkin area in North Vietnam and can be found also in areas from Laos. The two rings are a simple way to hold the tang in place and typical for this spears.

Best regards,
Detlef

Robert · 17th September 2014, 02:25 AM

Detlef, Thank you and your British friend. I think I know who he might be, but I lost his email address the last time my email host crashed their system and have been slowly adding them back as I find them. So does he know if this might possibly be a Montagnard spear?

Best,
Robert

Sajen · 17th September 2014, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Robert

Detlef, Thank you and your British friend. I think I know who he might be, but I lost his email address the last time my email host crashed their system and have been slowly adding them back as I find them. So does he know if this might possibly be a Montagnard spear?

Best,
Robert

Hello Robert,

will ask him later at the day, it's very early at the morning here.

Regards,
Detlef

Robert · 17th September 2014, 06:40 AM

Thank you Detlef. I'm looking forward to what his answer is.

Best,
Robert

14th April 2013, 06:09 PM	#1
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	I would like to start by first thanking everyone for their help with this unusual and perplexing spear and apologies for not replying until now. The wife and I went out last night and after a few to many drinks AFTER returning home I did sleep in rather late this morning. Someone needs to add a hangover smiley to the rest of the ones we have. A good friend has suggested to me that this spear is from French Indochina, and is a traditional piece to the more tribal areas of Laos bordering Vietnam. I have used this information and been able to find more spears with the exact style and placement of metal banding on their shafts as this one. Unfortunately they are all for sale so photos of them cannot be posted. If anyone has any reference to spears from this area that they could share with me it would be greatly appreciated. Best, Robert

16th September 2014, 05:08 AM	#2
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	I thought that I would bring this thread back up to see if anyone might have found any new information on this that might help to identify its place of origin or if possibly one of our newer members might have any information about this spear that they might like to add. Not being able to correctly identify and give a positive place of origin to this has been maddening. Best, Robert

16th September 2014, 11:20 AM	#3
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 9,165	Hello Robert, I just received a mail from a friend in Great Britain who is an expert for the weapons from mainland SEA, he have seen your thread and this is what he write me: This spear is from the Tonkin area in North Vietnam and can be found also in areas from Laos. The two rings are a simple way to hold the tang in place and typical for this spears. Best regards, Detlef

17th September 2014, 02:25 AM	#4
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Detlef, Thank you and your British friend. I think I know who he might be, but I lost his email address the last time my email host crashed their system and have been slowly adding them back as I find them. So does he know if this might possibly be a Montagnard spear? Best, Robert

17th September 2014, 06:40 AM	#6
Robert EAAF Staff Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Centerville, Kansas Posts: 2,196	Thank you Detlef. I'm looking forward to what his answer is. Best, Robert