Maybe only the shape, Tim.
Kate's spear is mounted on a cane shaft and would be significantly smaller than my piece, which blade is 7 cms. wide and, together with socket, measures in total 34 cms., weighing some 600 grams. The raw wood shaft is 4,5 cms. thick. It is indeed a grotesque lance, i think demanding for a lot of strenght to stab a beast with it.
In what regards the blade shape/structure, i once saw an apparently similar one in a web page ( i don't remember which ), found in 7th century british graves ( roman?saxon? ), but i am an ignorant at judging this subject, i can not precise anything.
But i would say it ought to be an european weapon, not impossibly portuguese. whatever age, whatever forging system
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