African Spear?

Westvaal · 7th September 2015, 06:57 PM

Greetings,

A friend of mine gave me this spear a few years ago because his wife wouldn't let him have it in the house due to a new grandchild arriving. My friend received it from someone who found it cleaning out an old house. We have no other information.

I always thought it looked African. It is of 3 piece construction. Overall is is approximately 68" long. The spear head with metal socket is approx. 25". The head alone is approx. 17". The bottom metal part is approx.18".

Can anyone tell me anything about it. It appears to be marked 1902 on one side and 1002 (or also 1902) on the other. Both sides of the head are decorated with punch and cut marks. The decorations make me thing that it is a tourist item? Although it appears that it would be a very functional item.

Thanks,
LW

7th September 2015, 06:57 PM	#1
Westvaal Member Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: San Antonio, TX Posts: 2	African Spear? Greetings, A friend of mine gave me this spear a few years ago because his wife wouldn't let him have it in the house due to a new grandchild arriving. My friend received it from someone who found it cleaning out an old house. We have no other information. I always thought it looked African. It is of 3 piece construction. Overall is is approximately 68" long. The spear head with metal socket is approx. 25". The head alone is approx. 17". The bottom metal part is approx.18". Can anyone tell me anything about it. It appears to be marked 1902 on one side and 1002 (or also 1902) on the other. Both sides of the head are decorated with punch and cut marks. The decorations make me thing that it is a tourist item? Although it appears that it would be a very functional item. Thanks, LW Attached Images