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David
16th March 2020, 03:23 AM
Hey folks. Asking for a friend. Anyone recognize this spear and have a possible origin and time frame?
David
16th March 2020, 04:03 AM
Here are a couple more photos that might be helpful. :)
sabertasche
16th March 2020, 04:15 AM
Hi David, I am no expert but to me it looks Chinese.
Greg
Rick
16th March 2020, 04:40 AM
I think it may be Chinese also David.
That looks like a Native American basket it is poised upon.
David
16th March 2020, 05:05 AM
Thanks so far guys. Any ideas about age? :shrug:
mahratt
16th March 2020, 05:05 AM
Hello David.
This is undoubtedly a Chinese spear. I like.
Rick
16th March 2020, 06:04 AM
Thanks so far guys. Any ideas about age? :shrug:
You tell me. ;)
http://vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=15632&highlight=hand+cannon+chinese
Any provenance from the owner?
David
16th March 2020, 06:18 AM
Any provenance from the owner?
Nope, just something he can across in an antique shop. :shrug:
David R
16th March 2020, 11:18 AM
The faceted piece between head and socket is very indicative of a Chinese origin. As for age, Chinese militias were carrying them in WW2, but most stuff like this left China as souvenirs after the "Boxer Rebellion".
Peter Andeweg
22nd March 2020, 02:58 PM
It's a Chinese spearhead. Likely Ming period (1368-1644).
The form is typical for this period, but they were also manufactured later on in the same style. Yours looks old enough for late Ming IMHO.
Regards, Peter
Philip
23rd March 2020, 10:42 PM
It's a Chinese spearhead. Likely Ming period (1368-1644).
The form is typical for this period, but they were also manufactured later on in the same style. Yours looks old enough for late Ming IMHO.
Regards, Peter
I agree, Peter, with the continuity of style over two dynasties. Re appearance of age, it would depend to a large extent on where it's been all these years. As our experience with Western edged weapons go, dagger that has been preserved for centuries in an aristocrat's armory will look a lot "newer" than a bayonet that has been buried in a field or been rusting away in a barn since the Franco-Prussian War.
David
24th March 2020, 07:51 PM
Thanks for adding your opinions Peter and and Philip. My friend should be very pleased to hear your thoughts.
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