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colin henshaw · 21st October 2012, 11:14 AM

With the spiral iron wrap over a tang, this is most likely a spear from Southern Africa. Does the square section iron point have barbs to one edge ?
(It seems like it from the image).

I have seen spears from S.E. Africa with a square section point, though a bit different to this one. Iron wrapping to head and butt was used on spears from Mashona tribes.

The flared end to the shaft is typical to some spears from this area.

Regards.

21st October 2012, 11:14 AM	#5
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	With the spiral iron wrap over a tang, this is most likely a spear from Southern Africa. Does the square section iron point have barbs to one edge ? (It seems like it from the image). I have seen spears from S.E. Africa with a square section point, though a bit different to this one. Iron wrapping to head and butt was used on spears from Mashona tribes. The flared end to the shaft is typical to some spears from this area. Regards.