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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: The Sharp end
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Hi Roy,
I looked at that too (good old Lance!) They are certainly not often seen over here, the spike is an interesting 'feature' and makes it almost a short stabbing spear. An interesting thing. |
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Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Paris (FR*) Cairo (EG)
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is lined with a pick/short blade, belonging to the culture and tradition's Basque, it is consisting of several elements: the stick is medlar wood the ferrules are made of different metals (brass, nickel, silver or gold). the handle is wrapped with leather straps braided, or metal the hand strap is made of leather (missing, on the makhila presented) the hilt made of horn or, metal shaped as hammer. by unscrewing the handle, the weapon is discovered, made of a steel tip Unscrewing a knob that covers this makhila steel tip the bottom end is in steel, like a clover-shaped. usually a makhila has engraved; name of its owner, a proverb or a symbol. in France this stick is forbidden out of home ... ![]() in our days, as well as cane-sword, all are considered as weapons (6th category) à + Dom |
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LOL, I wasn't calling it 'a lance'. The dealer who had it was named 'Lance'. |
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This is a cane basque makila French
weapons 27 |
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