African Spear ...Congolese ?

tom hyle · 7th July 2011, 03:04 AM

For an interesting photo comparison see ebay #360371961389 (ended)
There are a couple of daggers currently on ebay with the bolsters like this, but I have to wait for them to end to mention them specifically, and one of them is a perenial relist....
email me at notthattomhyle@hotmail.com and I'll give you those auctions and a couple other photo ones that are active.

tom hyle · 9th July 2011, 07:33 AM

BTW, the ebay item is an old photo of an African arab ox rider with a spear.

katana · 12th July 2011, 11:34 PM

This eprey listing just finished....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Almost identical to my posted examples (thanks Tom for the 'heads up') Seller suggesting Sudan (or possibly Dogon) as origin. However, Tom also e-mailed some links to several pictures of Sudanese Arab Ox/horse riders with identically shaped spearheads (unfortunately too distant to see any features such as the triangular/conical feature) The horse riders are described as Aulad Hamid Arab horsemen, in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1930

Mods..I have edited/altered the images...if there is any problem with copyright please delete

All the best
David

katana · 15th July 2011, 08:32 PM

Pictures from the ended eBay listing.........as you can see ....identical looking even the design on the socket is the same (the last 2 images are of mine)

15th July 2011, 08:32 PM	#4
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Pictures from the ended eBay listing.........as you can see ....identical looking even the design on the socket is the same (the last 2 images are of mine) Attached Images

7th July 2011, 03:04 AM	#1
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	For an interesting photo comparison see ebay #360371961389 (ended) There are a couple of daggers currently on ebay with the bolsters like this, but I have to wait for them to end to mention them specifically, and one of them is a perenial relist.... email me at notthattomhyle@hotmail.com and I'll give you those auctions and a couple other photo ones that are active.

9th July 2011, 07:33 AM	#2
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	BTW, the ebay item is an old photo of an African arab ox rider with a spear.

12th July 2011, 11:34 PM	#3
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	This eprey listing just finished.... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT Almost identical to my posted examples (thanks Tom for the 'heads up') Seller suggesting Sudan (or possibly Dogon) as origin. However, Tom also e-mailed some links to several pictures of Sudanese Arab Ox/horse riders with identically shaped spearheads (unfortunately too distant to see any features such as the triangular/conical feature) The horse riders are described as Aulad Hamid Arab horsemen, in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan 1930 Mods..I have edited/altered the images...if there is any problem with copyright please delete All the best David Attached Images Last edited by katana; 13th July 2011 at 12:01 AM.