Well Made Small African Spear Head

[fearn]

I'm not sure on this one, Lew.

If you figure that the wound from the weapon will be as wide as the head, then your weapon looks like something designed for a human or larger target. I don't think you could hit a rabbit with it, and if you did, it would bisect the rabbit.

However, the shaft is thin, which suggests a throwing weapon, albeit an odd one (big head, thin shaft, where's that center of gravity?). The thing that bothers me is that the head is wide. I keep thinking that the head could easily act as a aileron or an airbrake if it didn't fly perfectly straight, and it that would take the weapon off course.

Not that I'm an expert on war spears, but I do have one, and it's got a 1" shaft. Basically, the shaft shouldn't bend or break when you thrust it into a target.

Wrapping this all up, I'm thinking this specimen is some sort of javelin head, but I'm not perfectly happy with that assignment.

Neat weapon though.

Best,

F