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Purchased these spearheads a while ago, all 4 bought together from a militaria collector. These were part of a lot dated 18c-19c.
I have had difficulty in finding the origins of these spear heads, until I found this listing from Therion Arms. http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 The spear heads are tanged and secured by iron banding, very, very similar to the spear listed above. Each of the spear heads have approximately 6-7'' of the original shaft attached. A real shame that someone decided to shorten them ![]() |
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Nice pointy things, even 19th cent might be a little optimistic but one learns to accept that some militaria dealers usually add a century or two what ever.
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Hi Tim,
it does seem common that sellers often embellish an item with fanciful stories ![]() I personally think late 19c/early 20c, but,that is just a 'feeling', the patina of the iron heads seems consistent with that sort of age. As does the remaining shafts. I was hoping that this 'group' are a range of spearheads produced by the same tribe/culture, have you any ideas? I have never seen iron banding used to secure the head, before. Only the 'usual' (?), hide or wire (braided and whipped) |
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I've searched in "Waffen aus Zentral Afrika" Museum für Völkerkunde Stuttgart and "Ijzerwerk van Central-Afrika" H.Westerdijk book.
There are similar arrows heads but they are not tanged and secured by iron banding. Luc |
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Thanks for looking Luc
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