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Old 8th September 2010, 12:11 AM   #1
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I bought this large lance head.

The blade is 34 cms long, 6,5 cms broad at the widest point and 1,4 cms thick at the base. The tang is

The tang is square, but with a twisted part.
The shaft is dark heavy hard wood with a more or less hair like structure.
Palm wood ?

Can anyone help me with ID on this one ?
Also I would like to know what the metal fitting must have looked like.

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Willem
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Old 8th September 2010, 12:51 AM   #2
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What a weird piece? I like it, but weird. The form throws me, but the laminations look Indonesian.
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Old 8th September 2010, 07:36 PM   #3
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Thanks Battara for the reaction.

Considering it looks weird to you means that I can rule out Philipine/Moro origin ?


The holes in the blade remind of Borneo blades that sometimes have holes near the base.
But those blades are much simpler. often not laminated.
Any ideas ?

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Hi Willem,

I don't know about this lance head.
But I have seen the images of the spears from the collection of Thorkild Moller, who had collected pieces from Borneo which were confiscated in the early '20's.
And believe me, there were awesome pieces, also with pamor if I recall it rightly...

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Old 8th September 2010, 10:25 PM   #5
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Willem,

Very nice. I think it is javanese. I would say a tombak or pike.
I found a picture on the internet. I think it should look like this one.
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Old 8th September 2010, 11:38 PM   #6
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Hello Henk,

Thanks for your input.
But javanese with the square tang and also this rather large size.
The 34 cms is excluding the tang.

I have not seen javanese tombak in such style and size. (yet)

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