Spear ID?

[Rick]

Originally Posted by sabertasche

Guys, I've always heard that male bamboo was used in lances for the British/Indian army as this type of bamboo has no air pockets in it. Female bamboo has the air pockets and was structurally weaker. Can anyone confirm this?

Greg

I'm afraid this may be a myth ; my Wife is a serious grower of bamboo and says that since it is essentially a member of the grass family this is not possible .
Having said that , the varieties of bamboo are legion in number so as discussed before in this thread I'm pretty sure spear haft bamboo is a particular variety .