Glaive/polearms supposedly from Congo

Sajen · 27th October 2014, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by blue lander

Maybe it's from Indonesia?

Never seen something similar from Indonesia.

Oliver Pinchot · 27th October 2014, 04:50 PM

The faceted sockets usually indicate Chinese workmanship, the crosshatched bands take it to around the first half of the 20th century.

blue lander · 27th October 2014, 08:00 PM

Any idea what it might have looked like on the pole or been used for? If the OAL is only 14 inches then the blade must only be 7 or 8 inches. Seems awfully small.

blue lander · 24th November 2014, 08:23 PM

These suckers arrived today. They're quite sturdy and heavily built. There's still some wood particles in the socket and the edges has some dings on them, so I guess they were actually mounted and used at some point. Nothing else really to report other than some markings on the spine which I've attached a picture of. I'd love to remount them on an appropriate pole if I knew what it was supposed to look like.

buendia · 2nd December 2014, 08:56 PM

It`s definitely not from Congo or any other African country. Doesn`t look European to me either. I would say China or close to it.

27th October 2014, 08:00 PM	#3
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	Any idea what it might have looked like on the pole or been used for? If the OAL is only 14 inches then the blade must only be 7 or 8 inches. Seems awfully small. Last edited by blue lander; 27th October 2014 at 09:00 PM.

24th November 2014, 08:23 PM	#4
blue lander Member Join Date: Nov 2013 Posts: 456	These suckers arrived today. They're quite sturdy and heavily built. There's still some wood particles in the socket and the edges has some dings on them, so I guess they were actually mounted and used at some point. Nothing else really to report other than some markings on the spine which I've attached a picture of. I'd love to remount them on an appropriate pole if I knew what it was supposed to look like. Attached Images

27th October 2014, 04:50 PM	#2
Oliver Pinchot Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 465	The faceted sockets usually indicate Chinese workmanship, the crosshatched bands take it to around the first half of the 20th century.

2nd December 2014, 08:56 PM	#5
buendia Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Silesia, Poland Posts: 41	It`s definitely not from Congo or any other African country. Doesn`t look European to me either. I would say China or close to it.