Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Sahel spear with European pike/lance ? head

Matchlock · 3rd September 2012, 09:46 PM

Hi Colin,

Honestly I don't think the spear head is European, regarding the form of both the socket and the head.
On European hafted arms, the socket was normally thicker and not slit but closed (fire-welded) and nailed to the haft.

Best,
Michael

3rd September 2012, 09:46 PM	#2
Matchlock (deceased) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Bavaria, Germany - the center of 15th and 16th century gunmaking Posts: 4,310	Hi Colin, Honestly I don't think the spear head is European, regarding the form of both the socket and the head. On European hafted arms, the socket was normally thicker and not slit but closed (fire-welded) and nailed to the haft. Best, Michael