Thank you Jens.
The remaining haft measures 67 centimetrs. thickness over 4 centimeters.
Very pertinent question, Mark. I too considered this could be an Ascuma ( I can't find the translation ), much used over here for wild boar, back in those times.
I learnt these lances mostly had a travinca ( cross bar ) either of iron in the blade socket or, at a prior stage, made in bone, held in the haft .
There are indeed "too many" holes in the socket of this blade, but i can not come to conclusions, as i lack an experienced eye. The pair of holes occupied by those bizarre and apparently useless nails is not placed in an opposite position, and have a very narrow diameter, not seemingly ideal to hold the cross bar, as eventually the one only hole could be the actual fixing mode.
On the other hand, and assuming this is one of those hunting Ascumas, we are admiting this lance could even be older than 17th century.
What do you make of this ?
Thanks
fernando
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