CONGRADULATIONS THATS A VERY NICE ONE AND YOU MUST HAVE USED THE OLD TIME MACHINE TO GO BACK 100 YEARS TO GET IT AT THAT PRICE.
THE DAMAGE APEARS TO BE RECENT SO REPARING IT WOULD BE DESIRABLE AS IT PROBABLY OCCURED IN ITS RECENT HANDELING NOT IN ACTUAL USE. IF YOU HAVE SPINIFEX RESIN AVAILABLE YOU COULD DO A VERY GOOD REPAIR. IF NOT THE TWO PART RESIN THAT COMES IN A LARGE DOUBLE SYRENGE COULD SERVE AS WELL. YOU WOULD JUST HAVE TO FIND SOMETHING TO ADD TO ACHEIVE THE PROPER COLOR OR CLOSE TO IT. EXPERIMENT ON A PIECE OF BOARD OR SOMETHING BEFORE APPLYING TO YOUR SPEAR THROWER UNTIL YOU SEE HOW IT LOOKS DRY AND IS FINISHED SATISFACTORLY. YOU WILL HAVE TO FROST THE SURFACE OF ANY NEW RESIN TO MAKE IT BLEND IN, FOR THAT TRY SANDPAPER OR IF YOU HAVE A SMALL SANDBLASTER THAT MIGHT WORK BUT PROTECT ANY AREAS WITH PATINA YOU DON'T WANT TO BLAST. A COATING OF SOME SORT CAN ALSO BE USED TO MAKE IT BLEND IN BETTER.
I SAW ONE JUST LIKE YOURS IN 1970 AT A GUN SHOW IT WAS DESCRIBED AS A VERY RARE POLYNESIAN UNDERWATER FIGHTING KNIFE. THE TOTALLY CRAZY DESCRIPTION MADE YOU LAUGH UNTILL YOU SAW THE EVEN CRAZYIER PRICE. I TOLD THE SELLER WHAT IT REALLY WAS BUT , IT WAS HIS STORY AND HE STUCK TO IT.
