Having another look at the spear I do not think the sockets and the handle are any more  bulky than older models but I still feel it is probably contemporary to the seme.  What date is on the coin at the end of the scabbard? it will not be any earlier than that but can of course be latter.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
				  
				
					
						Last edited by Tim Simmons; 10th February 2008 at 09:34 PM.
					
					
						Reason: smoothing out a lump
					
				
			
		
		
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