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21st December 2005, 08:25 PM
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Very nice spear, Lew. This seller lives in my hometown. I'll have to pay him a visit in the near future
 Your spear can be attributed to the following tribes from Congo : So, Olombo and Lokele. The binding material (cord ?) is original to the piece. As I said : nice 
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21st December 2005, 08:45 PM
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Now Freddy
Just because the seller lives in your home town doesn't mean you have to buy up all the good stuff Please live some for us poor American collectors  Regards Lew |
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21st December 2005, 08:53 PM
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I was so very pleased when I got a good one of these. The binding on this spear looks like strips of leather. Here is a close up of the binding on mine, there is a slight bloom as I had to stop the cord from rotting. I think I am right in saying that they are special dress spears, the blades not being very aggresive yet the spike at the other end is rather heavy, it is on mine anyway, let us know about yours Lew. Tim
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19th January 2006, 03:40 AM
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Hi Tim
The spear finally arrived today. It measures 5.5 ft tall the blade is 14" long and the spike is nice and stout (heavy) and is 15" in length. The wrapping is cord coated with some type of resin. Here are a few pics. Lew 0 Last edited by LOUIEBLADES; 19th January 2006 at 02:49 PM. |
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19th January 2006, 03:46 PM
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Looks great!
Steve |
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