ANOTHER LANCE ... BORNU ? your views please

Iain · 6th May 2014, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by thinreadline

It is almost exactly the same as the one in Liverpool Museums ethnographic .

I was just browsing this thread again today and realized I have yet to see an image of the Liverpool museum's display. I am kicking myself for not getting to the museum the last time I was in the city for business.

Does anyone have an image of this Bornu cavalryman with spear and takouba display?

kronckew · 10th April 2015, 09:02 AM

my maasai lion spear has a long butt spike with a round tapered blunt end that trasitions to square before the round socket.

CharlesS · 10th April 2015, 11:53 AM

Lovely spear! I love these elongated elegant spearheads with the central rib. I am guessing this one is quite heavy? Is it suitable for throwing?

Iain · 10th April 2015, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CharlesS

Lovely spear! I love these elongated elegant spearheads with the central rib. I am guessing this one is quite heavy? Is it suitable for throwing?

While not my spear I can answer that.

these big ones are cavalry lances for thrusting.

Lighter examples were made to be thrown and a rider would carry three or so.

To get a sense of why you don't want to try to throw something this big see this thread for one of mine with comparison shots next to swords for a sense of scale http://vikingsword.com/vb/showpost.p...93&postcount=7

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CharlesS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Greenville, NC Posts: 1,854	Lovely spear! I love these elongated elegant spearheads with the central rib. I am guessing this one is quite heavy? Is it suitable for throwing?