WHAT DID I BUY? MORO?

David · 29th November 2008, 07:08 PM

Here's some more pictures of this Moro spear now that it is in my possession. Some corrections. Apparently the seller included the ferrule in his blade length. The spearhead itself is exactly 10 inches (not counting the tang). The ferrule is about 4 1/4 inches. I have little doubt that this was a practical weapon though the shaft does not seem original. Seems to be some kind of dowel wood that has been stained. It's been on here for a while though as it shows signs of age. Rick you were right. I contacted the guy before shipping and suggested pvc for packing, but he assured me he had packaged it safely and pvc would be overkill. Well, sure enough it arrived with about 6 inches of wood broken off the bottom. I am not too concerned though given the quality of the shaft. Any suggestion of a type of wood to replace this shaft that wood be more "weapon grade"?
No such luck Bill, the ferrule turned out to be brass, not silver, but no worries as i was fairly sure it was brass when i bought it.

So, i've seen quite a few Moro spears, but not many that are wavy like this. Is this a rarer occurrence? Would a spear like this be mantained with a polished or darkened surface to show the lines?

29th November 2008, 07:08 PM	#8
David Keris forum moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Nova Scotia Posts: 7,211	Here's some more pictures of this Moro spear now that it is in my possession. Some corrections. Apparently the seller included the ferrule in his blade length. The spearhead itself is exactly 10 inches (not counting the tang). The ferrule is about 4 1/4 inches. I have little doubt that this was a practical weapon though the shaft does not seem original. Seems to be some kind of dowel wood that has been stained. It's been on here for a while though as it shows signs of age. Rick you were right. I contacted the guy before shipping and suggested pvc for packing, but he assured me he had packaged it safely and pvc would be overkill. Well, sure enough it arrived with about 6 inches of wood broken off the bottom. I am not too concerned though given the quality of the shaft. Any suggestion of a type of wood to replace this shaft that wood be more "weapon grade"? No such luck Bill, the ferrule turned out to be brass, not silver, but no worries as i was fairly sure it was brass when i bought it. So, i've seen quite a few Moro spears, but not many that are wavy like this. Is this a rarer occurrence? Would a spear like this be mantained with a polished or darkened surface to show the lines? Attached Images