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					Originally Posted by Anandalal N.
					
				 A grand example.  Seems well balanced from your demonstration.    
From Sri Lanka (Ceylon) comes a distinctive spear based on the partisan called 'patisthana' or 'patisthanaya' which follows the same basic design and is usually highly decorated.  
 
Could someone tell me how to attach images so I can put up an early patisthana for comparative purposes? | 
	
 
  Hi Anandalal,
                    some thing like this ?...
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...t=ceylon+spear
Regards David