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fernando · 11th December 2005, 10:16 PM

This is a real coincidence!
Four days after i bought my first African spear, i stepped on the next one.
I must advance this is a poor piece, colectionwise. The blade has a severe wound, reason why this spear was selling for the equivalent to 15 dollars. But it remains entire and solid, with 14" length, 1 3/4" wide.
The haft is 29" long, and its thickness varies between 7/8" near the blade, 1" at the butt, and a slim 5/8" at the central section.
According to what i have been learning, this should be a stabbing spear, zulu or not.
The new part to me is the collar that secures the haft fixation to the blade: a folded iron ferrule (?).
I wonder if this was also a system used currently by the period spear makers.
Could this be a zulu specimen ?
Much obliged for any coments
fernando

11th December 2005, 10:16 PM	#1
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	a stabbing spear this time ? This is a real coincidence! Four days after i bought my first African spear, i stepped on the next one. I must advance this is a poor piece, colectionwise. The blade has a severe wound, reason why this spear was selling for the equivalent to 15 dollars. But it remains entire and solid, with 14" length, 1 3/4" wide. The haft is 29" long, and its thickness varies between 7/8" near the blade, 1" at the butt, and a slim 5/8" at the central section. According to what i have been learning, this should be a stabbing spear, zulu or not. The new part to me is the collar that secures the haft fixation to the blade: a folded iron ferrule (?). I wonder if this was also a system used currently by the period spear makers. Could this be a zulu specimen ? Much obliged for any coments fernando Attached Images