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I think this spear is india.
it measures 2,48m long. the handle is bamboo. iron with the socket measuring 56cm. the 31cm iron. the width of the blade 7,5cm. can you give me information on this launch and dated |
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Please see https://www.pinterest.com/pin/7881368071843607/ from which I Quote" Worldantiques Antiques saved to Indo-Persian spears/lances and javelin. Indian (south) heavy spear / lance heads (sang), one marked with numeric armoury marking in the South Indian dialect ‘Kannada’ “3 79″ (the same language used in the Mysore armoury). 17th or 18th century or earlier, both are much bigger and heavier then most Indian spear heads seen, with leaf shaped blades, thick central spines, and swollen tips – made for real use. Faux Damascus pattern etched on the larger spear." Unquote. Regards, Ibrahiim al Balooshi. |
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Great match!
I'd love to see a pic of this blade after careful cleaning and etching - wootz would not be terribly surprising, I guess... Regards, Kai |
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I am cautiously pessimistic about wootz: Southern Indians were not very big on it. Even their swords and daggers are only infrequently made of wootz.
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I just cleaned the blade and etching. no trace of wootz! |
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Nice looking spear after the cleaning!
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![]() While Ariel certainly has a point regarding limited likelihood of it being wootz, I don't think the current condition is conclusive enough to decide either way. I do believe this blade does deserve a quality polish and subsequent etch to make any details visible. Even if it is likely to not be wootz, I'm confident that a nicely laminated blade will show up. Regards, Kai |
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