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Originally Posted by asomotif
Growing my own shaft is not an option I see. :-)
Considering I will not use the lance , (frequently  ) I think I will go and look for a normal bamboo shaft. |
Europeans used Ash for spears, pikes and lances for millennia. with some artistic skill, you could probably make it look bambooish via staining, at least from a distance, I'm surprised eBay or Amazon do not carry male bamboo for lances.
Anyway, I found a source for y'all who want to be authentic:
http://www.calcuttabamboopole.com/poles.html
Minimum order 3000 pieces, If your cavalry is more numerous, there is a max of 30000 pieces.
Apparently still used for fishing poles and fencing in India. Maybe available in smaller quantities elsewhere, I leave it to you to do the more extensive googling as I do not need any.