Massive Sudanese Spear Head

Lew · 10th May 2008, 07:39 PM

I picked this up last week it was a bit over cleaned but it is still an excellent example. I put an average size Sudan spear next to it for comparison.

Lew

Tim Simmons · 10th May 2008, 08:05 PM

Interesting. I have that extra inch for a deeper more satisfactory penetration, also a very long halft too long to show and I do not like to boast about it.

Lew · 10th May 2008, 08:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tim Simmons

Interesting. I have that extra inch for a deeper more satisfactory penetration, also a very long halft too long to show and I do not like to boast about it.

Now Tim

Once you get past the first 10-12 inches the rest isn't going to matter much.

Lew

Tim Simmons · 10th May 2008, 08:42 PM

How true Lew, indeed less can be seen as more.

Bill M · 11th May 2008, 02:33 AM

I ain't saying nuthin'

Freddy · 11th May 2008, 11:17 AM

Very nice, guys.

I think this spearhead is Sudanese, too. The blade itself is more slender, with a very pronounced middlerib (hope this is the right word).

But its dimensions ! ! !

Total length of the spearhead : 57 cm (about 22,8 inches)

length of actual spearblade : 39 cm (about 15,6 inches)

In my humble opinion, a slender blade will have more penetration power than a broad blade. Perhaps these broader blades were also used for 'slashing'.

CharlesS · 11th May 2008, 03:00 PM

The broad blade is not intended as much to penetrate as it is to cause a wide, likely irrepairable blood losing wound, not to mention that the width makes it's likely it will hit some vital organ.

No doubt intimidation was a factor in the production of these as well.

10th May 2008, 07:39 PM	#1
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Massive Sudanese Spear Head I picked this up last week it was a bit over cleaned but it is still an excellent example. I put an average size Sudan spear next to it for comparison. Lew Attached Images

10th May 2008, 08:05 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,807	Interesting. I have that extra inch for a deeper more satisfactory penetration, also a very long halft too long to show and I do not like to boast about it. Attached Images

10th May 2008, 08:42 PM	#4
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,807	How true Lew, indeed less can be seen as more.

11th May 2008, 02:33 AM	#5
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	I ain't saying nuthin'

11th May 2008, 11:17 AM	#6
Freddy Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sint-Amandsberg (near Ghent, Belgium) Posts: 830	Very nice, guys. I think this spearhead is Sudanese, too. The blade itself is more slender, with a very pronounced middlerib (hope this is the right word). But its dimensions ! ! ! Total length of the spearhead : 57 cm (about 22,8 inches) length of actual spearblade : 39 cm (about 15,6 inches) In my humble opinion, a slender blade will have more penetration power than a broad blade. Perhaps these broader blades were also used for 'slashing'.

11th May 2008, 03:00 PM	#7
CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,857	The broad blade is not intended as much to penetrate as it is to cause a wide, likely irrepairable blood losing wound, not to mention that the width makes it's likely it will hit some vital organ. No doubt intimidation was a factor in the production of these as well.