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 Iron Spear to identify 
		
		
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		Hello, 
	Do you know this iron Spear please?  | 
		
 How did this one get by me? Very nice implement! While no expert, I'd call this a pike head. To extraploate further, perhaps 18th century based on construction. It reminds me of the leaf-bladed boarding pikes used during this period from the American Revoution and War of 1812. It has that colonial 'unsophisticated' design to it. For a few similar examples, check out American Polearms: 1526-1865 Rodney Brown). 
	That being said, we must also consider alternatives. I have seen some Chinese spear heads with the swelling at the ferrule such as yours has. Hopefully, those more knowledgable on polearms will come in on this one!  | 
		
 18th century officers spontoon head? 
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 You've got a point there, David! (:D) It is broad enough that it could be a spontoon. In reviewing the languets, I'd retract my possible Chinese polearm possibility and stick with either a pike head or spontoon ca. 18th. Do we have any info of where it was found? Dug relic? 
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 Thanks for the information. I don't have any more information. found at a militaria sale 
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 Certainly appears to me to be a Revolutionary War era pike head.  It is not nearly as crude as many designs of the period. 
	I have one example, but yours is far nicer.  | 
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