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I picked this up last week it was a bit over cleaned but it is still an excellent example. I put an average size Sudan spear next to it for comparison.
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Interesting. I have that extra inch for a deeper more satisfactory penetration, also a very long halft too long to show and I do not like to boast about it.
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Once you get past the first 10-12 inches the rest isn't going to matter much. ![]() Lew |
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How true Lew, indeed less can be seen as more.
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I ain't saying nuthin'
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Very nice, guys.
I think this spearhead is Sudanese, too. The blade itself is more slender, with a very pronounced middlerib (hope this is the right word). But its dimensions ! ! ! ![]() Total length of the spearhead : 57 cm (about 22,8 inches) length of actual spearblade : 39 cm (about 15,6 inches) In my humble opinion, a slender blade will have more penetration power than a broad blade. Perhaps these broader blades were also used for 'slashing'. ![]() |
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The broad blade is not intended as much to penetrate as it is to cause a wide, likely irrepairable blood losing wound, not to mention that the width makes it's likely it will hit some vital organ.
No doubt intimidation was a factor in the production of these as well. |
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