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2nd November 2008, 07:09 PM
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Nice spears, Tim. For some reason I've always thought that the all-iron type (with some brass inlay) belong to the desert-dwelling Taureg, where there would be little suitable wood for spear-shafts. The type like yours, with a wooden shaft, I presumed to be from the Muslim sahel peoples, eg. Hausa, Fulani etc., who would have access to longish tree branches...
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2nd November 2008, 07:38 PM
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I have reason to believe this form of spear is wide spread in varrious forms but I am no expert. The all metal version would work as a lance for horse/camelback. I am also sure it would also work as an infantry weapon. The two versions "javlins" that I post are really too light for infantry spears. Here they are next to two all metal version starting from the right.
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2nd November 2008, 08:11 PM
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All metal spear butts from the right.
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3rd November 2008, 02:15 PM
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A few close ups.
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