Spear ID

[JeffS]

Originally Posted by DavidFriedman

Notice the similar concentric ring design on the collar, and obviously, the SE Asian tang, found on this Nguyen dynasty Vietnamese Snake/hook lance.

Interesting. I've also noted that Sumatran spears sometimes have a similar collar as well.

[fernando]

Does Jeff's piece have any relation with this one? .

[Ian]

Hi Fernando. Hard to say, I think. Both heads are of a fairly basic shape that works well and is found widely. We don't have a shaft for Jeff's piece, so no clues there.

[Maj-Biffy Snodgrass]

BATAK LANCE 19thc.
as here
With de laminations due to age not necessarily battle damage, although could be damage through use-battle.

https://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/explore.../1460-lance;):)

[Gavin Nugent]

Originally Posted by Maj-Biffy Snodgrass

BATAK LANCE 19thc.
as here
With de laminations due to age not necessarily battle damage, although could be damage through use-battle.

https://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/explore.../1460-lance;):)

Sumatra to my eye too.

[Ian]

Originally Posted by Maj-Biffy Snodgrass

BATAK LANCE 19thc.
as here
With de laminations due to age not necessarily battle damage, although could be damage through use-battle.

https://www.quaibranly.fr/fr/explore.../1460-lance;):)

Hi BS,

Yes, there are a number of possible candidates. The pics in the link are not high quality. I've reproduced them here for our records. As can be seen, the blade and bolster are different from the OP.


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[Maj-Biffy Snodgrass]

Hi Ian, the spear head Jeffs shows is certainly very much akin to the lance sown in your enlarged pics, one thinks also that due to size it is likely a lance head rather than a spear head, there are in fact a number of old b+w pics from the old days that are showing such lances in the hands of Batak warriors on line, sadly at present one is still learning to navigate the site, have not yet learned to add pics. snoddy