Spear ID?

VANDOO · 5th March 2006, 05:36 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SAY IT IS MOSTLY FOR THRUSTING NOT FOR THROWING THE GAURD ALSO KEEPS IT FROM PASSING CLEAR THRU SO IT CAN BE QUICKLY WITHDRAWN FOR MORE THRUSTING.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

Tim Simmons · 5th March 2006, 06:09 PM

Fabulous! Could this be European? Could this be some kind of hunting or boar spear? Maybe Indian. It certainly looks heavy enough to be used mounted on a horse. I think it could be European, I will add a picture shortly. This picture got me thinking European or Anglo/Indian sort of area. The haft is so far away from the Malay/Indonesian spears I have seen, not that is a lot. This hunting spear is 18th cent? Tim

galvano · 5th March 2006, 06:36 PM

Hello
With a pole in bamboo.
I do not think that is European . vietnam ? china ? it is oriental!
galvano

Tim Simmons · 5th March 2006, 07:42 PM

Is the haft bamboo? I have seen 19th cent British cavalry lances with bamboo hafts. The stop at the base of the blade looks a bit European. Tim

ingelred · 5th March 2006, 08:39 PM

Hello,

I don't know why but the triangular cross section (does the spear have a triangular cross section? - in the pictures it appears to have one) and the shape of the blade reminds me of the Japanese Yari.

Greetings, Helge

5th March 2006, 06:09 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,783	Fabulous! Could this be European? Could this be some kind of hunting or boar spear? Maybe Indian. It certainly looks heavy enough to be used mounted on a horse. I think it could be European, I will add a picture shortly. This picture got me thinking European or Anglo/Indian sort of area. The haft is so far away from the Malay/Indonesian spears I have seen, not that is a lot. This hunting spear is 18th cent? Tim Last edited by Tim Simmons; 5th March 2006 at 06:23 PM.

5th March 2006, 06:36 PM	#3
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	hi Hello With a pole in bamboo. I do not think that is European . vietnam ? china ? it is oriental! galvano

5th March 2006, 05:36 PM	#1
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

5th March 2006, 07:42 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,783	Is the haft bamboo? I have seen 19th cent British cavalry lances with bamboo hafts. The stop at the base of the blade looks a bit European. Tim

5th March 2006, 08:39 PM	#5
ingelred Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Moenchengladbach, Germany Posts: 62	Hello, I don't know why but the triangular cross section (does the spear have a triangular cross section? - in the pictures it appears to have one) and the shape of the blade reminds me of the Japanese Yari. Greetings, Helge