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Old 4th July 2012, 12:01 AM   #1
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Greetings,

Does anyone have in their collection or have seen a Hadendowa spear like the one in the photograph?(Sorry for the un-rotated photo.) I've never seen them discussed on the forum or seen one for sale. I've seen a couple on the street in Kassala carried by some pretty serious looking dudes. I had a chance to buy one in the Suk al Hadad, but since I already had a sack of kaskara, I passed. In hindsight that was probably an oversight.

The spear is in two steel sections joined by a section of wood. This was the Hadendawa's and probably Beni Amir of Eritrea's primary weapon before the kaskara. I think it would have been a superior infantry weapon to the kaskara.

Your thoughts,
Ed
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Old 4th July 2012, 12:26 AM   #2
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Hi Ed,
redone pic to make it easier to see

All the best
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Old 4th July 2012, 12:35 AM   #3
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Cool, thanks!!
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Old 4th July 2012, 08:31 AM   #4
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Hello Edster,
The spear on the photo - it is so short including the wooden middle part ?
As far as the spearhead is concerned, this shape was also common in the northern part of Ethiopia, but those spears were missing iron toe.
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