3rd September 2006, 04:50 PM | #1 |
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
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what kind of lance is this?
Please help.
For some time i see this lance ( spear ), but i wonder. The seller, a country shop, whose opinion is that haft and head are not from the original combination, still wants a heavy price for the set. But it could be that the collar is now mounted upsidown, giving the set an auckward look, like the haft being a poor arrangement to put up a more saleable object. However the collar and the two rings, mounted in a different position, could maybe show that the rattan haft and head actually belong one to each other. The blade, some 8 to 9 inch long, though with very smooth and accurate lines, both flat and edge lines, shows a few signs of activity, looking with attention. There is a piece of wood in the mid section, filling the collar part. Sorry the pictures are more in quantity than in quality ... rather a challenge to take keen pictures, without a tripod or the like, being one handed . Could anyone give a help at identifying this piece? Provenance, culture, genuinity, possible age? Thanks a lot in advance fernando |
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