SPEAR ??
 

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

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

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

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

Also looks African to me......

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

Steve

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. :)

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.

Measurements received
 

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

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

Robert