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Old 8th February 2008, 04:28 PM   #4
Freddy
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The one with the 'bulb' is defintively a thrusting spear. These were used to stab through the wicker shield of the opponent. This type of spear always has a very massive spearhead.

The blade type of your spear is somewhat different, but I wouldn't be bothered with that.

Here are some spear from my collection which have similar shafts.










I also added a couple of pics from the book 'Waffen aus Zentral-Afrika' (Weapons from Central Africa) from the Ethnographic Museum in Frankfurt am Main (Germany).

You can notice that these have the same 'butt'.



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