Thanks to Jim and Spiral,
I've taken a few more pic's this time with the tripod, hopefully might be able to see clearer.
This lance was picked up at a boot sale, it was one of twelve for sale, I had only enough cash and shirt buttons to pick up one example, but the rest were identical, more wear and tear on some but generally the same. The Bamboo pole was common to all. The weapons had been in store for a long time; they smelt terrible and were very,very dirty. I imagine they were cleared out of a regimental depot by an over zeolous quarter master-a very common thing- I've heard stories about WW1 webbing sets being binned by the sack load! I just hope these lances didn't fall of the back of an Elephant
I have just read in " The history of the British calvary" by the Marguess of Anglesey, that the selection of Bamboo was a very difficult as the wood suffers very badly from disease, and on average 11/12ths of bamboos sent
for approval were discarded. Looks as though Spiral might well be right about it being a replacement pole.
Just out of interest, was the pennon always red and white, or have I been watching too many versions of Custer's last stand?
