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Old 26th August 2010, 06:08 PM   #5
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Thanks a lot for your input, folks.
I am more with Barry on what concerns the socket aperture. It all indicates that one of the folders was corroded by the acid soil.
Indeed the offset blades are often seen in this type of rustic artifacts, David, judging by two other examples i have in my collection, which are no doubt lance heads. This would be one of the reasons i took this one to be a rather early piece.
I reckon its construction is a bit fragile; however the blade has all the looks of an actual weapon and this still could (could) well be an artisanal "chuço" (the antecessor of the pike), massively used by peasants for own defence or engaged into war infants.

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