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Originally Posted by LJ
In my ignorance, I catalogued this as being from Kafiristan, because of the way the base is 'stepped' - which looks similar to a Kafiri dagger. So, now I know better !
Unfortunately, the wooden shaft is not original, it looks like it has been put on by a collector.
Is there any definite information about the distribution of these spears in Saudi Arabia ?
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Another nice example. If these are mainly a bedouin weapon then distribution would have been much wider than just Saudi Arabia, I believe that the bedouin were all over the Middle East/North Africa.