FISH SPEAR ?

thinreadline · 13th January 2015, 09:41 PM

Hello
I assume this is some form of fishing spear . Does anyone have any notion of what part of the world it comes from . When I acquired it it was described as S American , though there was no evidence of this. It is a head only and I wondered what type of shaft it would have had originally.

VANDOO · 14th January 2015, 03:22 AM

WE WOULD CALL THAT A GIG HERE.

THIS EXAMPLE IS VERY CRUDELY MADE AND APPEARS TO BE MADE FROM 3 PIECES OF METAL BAR STOCK AND WIRED TOGETHER WHICH IS SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE. PERHAPS A HOMEMADE, MAKESHIFT GIG MADE WITH VERY LIMITED TOOLS AND MATERIALS. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE ANYWHERE BUT IF ITS RECENT SOUTH AMERICA WOULD BE AS GOOD A GUESS AS ANY.
GOOD OLD FISH GIGS AND EEL FORKS WERE OFTEN LARGE IN SIZE BUT ALL I HAVE SEEN WERE WELL FORGED AND USUALLY HAD A SOCKET OR FERRULE FOR ATTACHING TO A POLE.

thinreadline · 14th January 2015, 07:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VANDOO

WE WOULD CALL THAT A GIG HERE.

THIS EXAMPLE IS VERY CRUDELY MADE AND APPEARS TO BE MADE FROM 3 PIECES OF METAL BAR STOCK AND WIRED TOGETHER WHICH IS SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE. PERHAPS A HOMEMADE, MAKESHIFT GIG MADE WITH VERY LIMITED TOOLS AND MATERIALS. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE ANYWHERE BUT IF ITS RECENT SOUTH AMERICA WOULD BE AS GOOD A GUESS AS ANY.
GOOD OLD FISH GIGS AND EEL FORKS WERE OFTEN LARGE IN SIZE BUT ALL I HAVE SEEN WERE WELL FORGED AND USUALLY HAD A SOCKET OR FERRULE FOR ATTACHING TO A POLE.

Thanks !

13th January 2015, 09:41 PM	#1
thinreadline Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,204	FISH SPEAR ? Hello I assume this is some form of fishing spear . Does anyone have any notion of what part of the world it comes from . When I acquired it it was described as S American , though there was no evidence of this. It is a head only and I wondered what type of shaft it would have had originally. Attached Images

14th January 2015, 03:22 AM	#2
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	WE WOULD CALL THAT A GIG HERE. THIS EXAMPLE IS VERY CRUDELY MADE AND APPEARS TO BE MADE FROM 3 PIECES OF METAL BAR STOCK AND WIRED TOGETHER WHICH IS SOMETHING I HAVEN'T SEEN BEFORE. PERHAPS A HOMEMADE, MAKESHIFT GIG MADE WITH VERY LIMITED TOOLS AND MATERIALS. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE ANYWHERE BUT IF ITS RECENT SOUTH AMERICA WOULD BE AS GOOD A GUESS AS ANY. GOOD OLD FISH GIGS AND EEL FORKS WERE OFTEN LARGE IN SIZE BUT ALL I HAVE SEEN WERE WELL FORGED AND USUALLY HAD A SOCKET OR FERRULE FOR ATTACHING TO A POLE.