Spear Heads: Whatizthey?

drac2k · 13th April 2015, 04:55 AM

Just really neat items ;did you pick them up at a militaria show, an antique show, a gun show, etc ? Was there a story attached; what did the seller think?

trenchwarfare · 13th April 2015, 05:32 AM

Gun show. No story, seller thought they were African. The guy has been in the gun, antique, and military surplus business for 50 years. No telling when, or where he got them. They are certainly different.

Timo Nieminen · 13th April 2015, 11:23 AM

Indian. The bidents look very Indian, and the only threaded spears I've seen have been Indian or modern Western. The singles don't look non-Indian.

CutlassCollector · 13th April 2015, 11:31 AM

There does not look like a good place to hold as a hand weapon and the male/female screw looks as though they belong together and not interchangeable spear heads for same shaft.

Could they be a hunting/ambush/trap weapon - the double prong goes in the ground with the spear pointed up?

kronckew · 13th April 2015, 11:47 AM

i would suspect the threaded part is a short threaded rod stud that could also be unscrewed from the double spear & used on the single and visa versa. it may take some wd-40 if the stud is rusted in. the stud looks short for combat use. how deep is the threaded hole? possibly meant as parade spears?

13th April 2015, 04:55 AM	#1
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,255	Just really neat items ;did you pick them up at a militaria show, an antique show, a gun show, etc ? Was there a story attached; what did the seller think?

13th April 2015, 05:32 AM	#2
trenchwarfare Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 385	Gun show. No story, seller thought they were African. The guy has been in the gun, antique, and military surplus business for 50 years. No telling when, or where he got them. They are certainly different.

13th April 2015, 11:23 AM	#3
Timo Nieminen Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 422	Indian. The bidents look very Indian, and the only threaded spears I've seen have been Indian or modern Western. The singles don't look non-Indian.

13th April 2015, 11:31 AM	#4
CutlassCollector Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Scotland Posts: 346	There does not look like a good place to hold as a hand weapon and the male/female screw looks as though they belong together and not interchangeable spear heads for same shaft. Could they be a hunting/ambush/trap weapon - the double prong goes in the ground with the spear pointed up?

13th April 2015, 11:47 AM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,216	i would suspect the threaded part is a short threaded rod stud that could also be unscrewed from the double spear & used on the single and visa versa. it may take some wd-40 if the stud is rusted in. the stud looks short for combat use. how deep is the threaded hole? possibly meant as parade spears?