African Spear?

katana · 23rd November 2008, 08:33 PM

Very nice

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1930's ....I would not be surprised if it is late (the head at least) 19th C . Love the patination on the shaft. Likely Masai / Samburu in or around Kenya (which nicely ties in with the other British stuff ). Are there any lines/crosses on the but spike ?

Congrats.

Regards David

Queequeg · 23rd November 2008, 10:05 PM

It looks exactly like the ones the tribesmen used to hunt Cornell Wilde in "The Naked Prey".

I found this under the heading "Maasai Lion Spear", too. Hope these pictures help:

23rd November 2008, 08:33 PM	#1
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Very nice , 1930's ....I would not be surprised if it is late (the head at least) 19th C . Love the patination on the shaft. Likely Masai / Samburu in or around Kenya (which nicely ties in with the other British stuff ). Are there any lines/crosses on the but spike ? Congrats. Regards David

23rd November 2008, 10:05 PM	#2
Queequeg Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Detroit (New Mayapan) Posts: 96	It looks exactly like the ones the tribesmen used to hunt Cornell Wilde in "The Naked Prey". I found this under the heading "Maasai Lion Spear", too. Hope these pictures help: