CAN ANYONE HELP ID THIS SPEAR

VANDOO · 15th November 2013, 04:56 AM

YEP ETHIOPIAN LANCE HEAD, IT SHOULD HAVE A SOCKET FOR A SHAFT AT THE OTHER END THESE LANCE HEADS CAN BE QUITE LONG BY THEMSELVES I HAVE TWO EXAMPLES ALMOST 5 FEET LONG THAT ARE FROM THE WW2 TIME PERIOD. VERY LONG LANCE POLES WITH SEVERAL OF THESE HEADS CARRIED TO BE LEFT IN THE TARGET AND REPLACED ON THE SHAFT WITH ANOTHER FOR ANOTHER PASS. YOUR EXAMPLE COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AND HAD A SHORTENED POLE FOR CLOSE IN FIGHTING OR COULD HAVE BEEN USED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. IT LOOKS OLDER THAN THE WW2 EXAMPLES I HAVE AS WELL AS BEING SHORTER.

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15th November 2013, 04:56 AM	#4
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	YEP ETHIOPIAN LANCE HEAD, IT SHOULD HAVE A SOCKET FOR A SHAFT AT THE OTHER END THESE LANCE HEADS CAN BE QUITE LONG BY THEMSELVES I HAVE TWO EXAMPLES ALMOST 5 FEET LONG THAT ARE FROM THE WW2 TIME PERIOD. VERY LONG LANCE POLES WITH SEVERAL OF THESE HEADS CARRIED TO BE LEFT IN THE TARGET AND REPLACED ON THE SHAFT WITH ANOTHER FOR ANOTHER PASS. YOUR EXAMPLE COULD HAVE BEEN FIXED AND HAD A SHORTENED POLE FOR CLOSE IN FIGHTING OR COULD HAVE BEEN USED AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. IT LOOKS OLDER THAN THE WW2 EXAMPLES I HAVE AS WELL AS BEING SHORTER.