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Originally Posted by colin henshaw
With that nail through the socket, I would place this spear in the West/West-Central African region somewhere. Without some sort of provenance, its difficult to be more precise.
It looks just like a normal spear or lance to me, perhaps just adapted for fishing. The metal "shoe" is for sticking in the ground or placing in a stirrup rest whilst on horseback.
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Yes you may have it right there Colin ... I have had this for about 20 years and have wondered about it .