Spear Heads: Whatizthey?

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, 11:23 AM	#1
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	#2
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	#3
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?