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29th December 2024, 05:47 PM
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Two Spears (ex coll. shakethetrees)
The next of shakethetrees' items is a pair of spears clearly of similar origin, with bamboo shafts and leather-capped ends. One has a painted number "110" on it. These are 84-1/4" and 93" long, respectively.
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30th December 2024, 07:56 AM
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They certainly look African and I would guess West African.
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30th December 2024, 08:28 AM
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While not an exact match the structure of the midrib on both spears reminds of spears from the Horn of Africa (Somalia, etc.). You can find similar examples in the links below:
https://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=19206 (similar examples on pg. 1 and 2 in the "African spear and arrow" section) - ADS Last edited by Lee; 31st December 2024 at 12:25 AM. Reason: uninspectable link deleted |
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30th December 2024, 07:23 PM
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Many thanks, ADS.
As I mentioned in another post, I am blocked from the african-weapons.com website, getting a message (in German) that United States URLs are blacklisted. Is this an anomaly or are others in the US receiving the same message? |
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31st December 2024, 12:27 AM
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I get these messages too. In future, please do not link to this website until this access issue is corrected.
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1st January 2025, 05:43 AM
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I get the same message from Australia. Seems to be a site-related problem.
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