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Originally Posted by kai
Hello David,
The pictured piece does look like a fishing spear to me (simlar examples can be found all over the archipelago).
Trisula were known mounted on poles (decorated examples usually for ceremonial functions) and apparently also utilized with a short hilt as stabbing/parrying weapons. However, trisula always seem to have much more of a distance between the prongs than those marks on Fernando's armour.
Regards,
Kai
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Thank you Kai
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I am grateful for your reply... you have re-inforced what I have found out in my research.
All the best
Regards David