Spear for comments .. Sudan ?

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Originally Posted by colin henshaw

This type of spear is from the Somaliland/Somalia area. The well-made blade form and flat metal butt are distinctive.

But of course they could also diffuse to neighboring areas.

Thanks Colin ... in which case would you place this similar but larger spear from the same region ... http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13013

[colin henshaw]

Originally Posted by thinreadline

Thanks Colin ... in which case would you place this similar but larger spear from the same region ... http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=13013

No, I would place this spear in the Northern Nigeria area, perhaps Hausa. The blade form is a bit different and the cross-section is also different, being a flattened diamond and lacking the pronounced midrib of the Somali one. But to mention... Hausa spears of this type can sometimes be virtually identical to spears from Madagascar !

[thinreadline]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

No, I would place this spear in the Northern Nigeria area, perhaps Hausa. The blade form is a bit different and the cross-section is also different, being a flattened diamond and lacking the pronounced midrib of the Somali one. But to mention... Hausa spears of this type can sometimes be virtually identical to spears from Madagascar !

Thanks Colin ... another wall rearrangement coming up !