SPEAR ??

[kahnjar1]

Have this item for comment. What thoughts please?
Regards Stuart

[fearn]

Hi Stuart,

Interesting piece! Measurements would be nice. Until the real experts speak up, I'm guessing some form of African harpoon, perhaps from Sudan.

Best,

F

[Bill M]

Is that a socket on the left end, or a handle?

[Robert]

Measurements would be very helpful with this. Are those threads on the end of this? If they are I would say that this was possibly forged from a piece of all-thread or a large bolt. I agree with Fearn, it looks like a fishing spear head.

Robert

[Battara]

Also looks African to me......

[Ferguson]

Looks like it was forged from large bolt, or a threaded rod.

Steve

[kahnjar1]

Thanks for replies so far. The owner has not given me dimensions but I have asked for these and will post when I get them. My estimate would be around 12" to 18" (300 to 450mm), and YES he says it looks to have been forged from a bolt or some similar item. He was also told by the person who sold it to him that it could have come from the Phillippines and could be a tourist item.
Just looking for some closure on this. In my opinion an interesting piece in any case. :)

[Tim Simmons]

It looks to me to be from Taiwan. You often see tourist Taiwan spear blades like this with the barbs. The ones that I have seen similar to this have a wood harft
carved with imaginary warriors, knives are available in the same style. It does not seem fine enough work for an African origin to me. Unless very very recent.

[kahnjar1]

Hi Stuart,

Interesting piece! Measurements would be nice. Until the real experts speak up, I'm guessing some form of African harpoon, perhaps from Sudan.

Best,

F
Total length is 7 5/8" (approx 195mm)----quite a deal shorter than I estimated from the pic
Regards Stuart

[Robert]

Here is link to a Philippine fishing spear point that I have. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=962&highlight=robert+spear With the length of yours being so short perhaps it is head for a fishing arrow? :shrug:

Robert