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19th March 2023, 06:40 AM | #1 |
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Spear ID
Anyone recognize this style? 39.5 cm OAL. Heavy duty tang.
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19th March 2023, 07:07 AM | #2 |
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Kind of looks Indonesian to me, maybe Borneo, but shorter than usual. The base also looks a little Chinese, but I could be wrong.
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19th March 2023, 09:25 PM | #3 |
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Hi Jeff,
Judging from the heavy construction of the blade and tang, this one could be a lance head. It looks as though it has been around for a while and has been used a lot. Nice piece. I don't recognize the style. |
20th March 2023, 06:13 AM | #4 |
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Interesting. Would that limit origin geographically? We don't often discuss mounted combat in SE Asia
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20th March 2023, 08:06 AM | #5 |
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21st March 2023, 07:20 AM | #6 | |
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. In looking further at your spear head, I notice that it has some old damage to the blade. In a blow up of your picture, I see a piece missing on the bottom edge (arrowed). There is a crack in the steel which may have been a forging flaw or caused by contact. I think I can see evidence of lamination elsewhere also. This appears to be a laminated blade with some age—at least late 19th C., maybe earlier. . Last edited by Ian; 21st March 2023 at 10:24 AM. |
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21st March 2023, 07:26 PM | #7 |
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Vietnamese
Could it be a Vietnamese specimen?
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21st March 2023, 07:34 PM | #8 | |
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Notice the similar concentric ring design on the collar, and obviously, the SE Asian tang, found on this Nguyen dynasty Vietnamese Snake/hook lance.
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22nd March 2023, 05:27 AM | #9 |
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I was assuming all the cracks were cold shuts, but the area you point out is cracked on both sides and the profile slightly distorted at that location. Thank you for pointing that out.
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