old wild boar spear-large ''walking'' stick...

[francantolin]

Hello,

Thank's a lot Kronckew for your message and informations,

looking for poll axe top spike,
I found in the polearms category the ahlspiess ( a spike-spear )
used in germany, really look like but usually made with a square section, not triangular,
and usually, as polearm, placed on top of a long stick,
this one could be a later selfmade hunter creation ?

Thank's too for the sigil info, I will look-search
( really interesting in any case !!)
Too long to be a vampire hunting spike ?!

[broadaxe]

Nothing to do with hunting. Appears to be a sword-cane, one of many kinds. Please post a photo of it in close position.

[corrado26]

This item is totally unsuitable for wild boar hunting. I think you have never seen or felt the menace of a boar in attack - with this tooth picker you'll be dead or at least seriously wounded immediately

[francantolin]

Hello,
Nothing to compare with a classic walking stick sword ,
you could see on the first pictures that the blade is really large and thick in comparison with the tape measure, more than 2cm thick,
the end too is still really large but the point is sharp
like a good kattar push dagger...
I hope my last pictures will help,

For the tooth picker'' idea,
the ''blade is 2-3'' time thicker than classic sword walking sticks , really heavy and thicker than most of spears ends I have seen so I think it's will be ok !

I agree with the limit of boar hunting: without a fork shape - spikes...
the animal can't be stopped when we stab him and he can hurts you heavily.
( maybe just made for give ''the coup de grâce '' as they do with hunting swords...)

So it can be an old stabbing weapon , maybe an armor breaker
set on a later smaller stick,
the ''scabbard'' wood is made of lighter wood than the ''hilt'' and seems to be older ( the sigil-mark is matching on both side but it can be added later... ?)

[francantolin]

NB: On the second and third pictures, the spear head is directly set on the walking sword blade and the scabbard for comparison,
not 10cm upper ...

Originally Posted by francantolin

Hello,
Nothing to compare with a classic walking stick sword ,
you could see on the first pictures that the blade is really large and thick in comparison with the tape measure, more than 2cm thick,
the end too is still really large but the point is sharp
like a good kattar push dagger...
I hope my last pictures will help,

For the tooth picker'' idea,
the ''blade is 2-3'' time thicker than classic sword walking sticks , really heavy and thicker than most of spears ends I have seen so I think it's will be ok !

I agree with the limit of boar hunting: without a fork shape - spikes...
the animal can't be stopped when we stab him and he can hurts you heavily.
( maybe just made for give ''the coup de grâce '' as they do with hunting swords...)

So it can be an old stabbing weapon , maybe an armor breaker
set on a later smaller stick,
the ''scabbard'' wood is made of lighter wood than the ''hilt'' and seems to be older ( the sigil-mark is matching on both side but it can be added later... ?)

[Philip]

This, in case anyone is wondering how substantial a weapon is needed to deal with Mr Piggy in the wild.

[Edward C.]

I don't have much weapons knowledge, but I do have a lot of woodworking knowledge- IMO, the handle is a completely new construction , designed to make a "swordstick" out of what was likely a much longer spear, while retaining an original scabbard. The handle bears no resemblance in either wood or style to the scabbard.