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Originally Posted by Battara
Congrats Lee. Nice pieces. Is the other budiak with a complete shaft?
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Yes -
- I would never cut off a pole, except in a photo closeup.
I will get a full length picture taken and posted as the pole itself is also interesting.
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Originally Posted by Maurice
I had never seen a budiak with this kind of "baling" wire.
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Nor have I, except for these two examples. The tangs are surprisingly short. I am guessing this wire reinforcement may have been a 'wartime' modification to make the spear more robust, but I suppose securing the head would also be useful for hunting.