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VANDOO · 13th September 2011, 04:50 AM

WELCOME TO THE FORUM

FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THESE SPEARS WERE USED IN CEYLON (SIRI LANKA) AND THE MALDIVE ISLANDS FOR SPEAR FIGHTING BOUTS AND TOURNIMENTS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RULES WERE FOR THESE FIGHTS BUT THIS TYPE OF SPEAR TIP IS NOT DESIGNED TO PENETRATE DEEPLY SO WOULD NOT BE A VERY GOOD DESIGN FOR A WAR SPEAR.
YOUR EXAMPLE MAY NOT BE ONE OF THESE TOURNAMENT SPEARS IF THE BLADE IS LARGE THE POINTS ON THESE ARE USUALLY ONLY 3 TO 4 INCHES LONG. THE PAINT ON THE SHAFT IS WHAT MAKES ME GUESS CEYLON, MALDIVES OR INDIA. THERE ARE EUROPEAN EXAMPLES BUT NONE I KNOW OF WITH THE SMALL POINTS OR FULLY PAINTED SHAFTS.
WHAT LITTLE I KNOW OF THIS I READ IN THE OLD PALACE OF THE RULER OF THE MALDIVES , I SAW SOME EXAMPLES THERE. HE WAS A BIG FAN OF THIS SORT OF SPEAR FIGHTING WHICH REQUIRED A LOT OF SKILL AND ACCURACY. HIS OLD PALACE IS NOW A MUSEUM WORTH A VISIT IF YOU EVER PASS THRU. THE PAINTED DESIGNS ON THE ENTIRE SHAFT IS THE USUAL FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS. PICTURES ARE A BIT SMALL FOR OLD EYES TO SEE WELL, LOOKS LIKE A NICE EXAMPLE.

13th September 2011, 04:50 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	WELCOME TO THE FORUM FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THESE SPEARS WERE USED IN CEYLON (SIRI LANKA) AND THE MALDIVE ISLANDS FOR SPEAR FIGHTING BOUTS AND TOURNIMENTS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RULES WERE FOR THESE FIGHTS BUT THIS TYPE OF SPEAR TIP IS NOT DESIGNED TO PENETRATE DEEPLY SO WOULD NOT BE A VERY GOOD DESIGN FOR A WAR SPEAR. YOUR EXAMPLE MAY NOT BE ONE OF THESE TOURNAMENT SPEARS IF THE BLADE IS LARGE THE POINTS ON THESE ARE USUALLY ONLY 3 TO 4 INCHES LONG. THE PAINT ON THE SHAFT IS WHAT MAKES ME GUESS CEYLON, MALDIVES OR INDIA. THERE ARE EUROPEAN EXAMPLES BUT NONE I KNOW OF WITH THE SMALL POINTS OR FULLY PAINTED SHAFTS. WHAT LITTLE I KNOW OF THIS I READ IN THE OLD PALACE OF THE RULER OF THE MALDIVES , I SAW SOME EXAMPLES THERE. HE WAS A BIG FAN OF THIS SORT OF SPEAR FIGHTING WHICH REQUIRED A LOT OF SKILL AND ACCURACY. HIS OLD PALACE IS NOW A MUSEUM WORTH A VISIT IF YOU EVER PASS THRU. THE PAINTED DESIGNS ON THE ENTIRE SHAFT IS THE USUAL FOR THE ABOVE MENTIONED AREAS. PICTURES ARE A BIT SMALL FOR OLD EYES TO SEE WELL, LOOKS LIKE A NICE EXAMPLE.