Spear for ID

Royston · 11th March 2011, 04:48 PM

This one hangs in a friends stairwell so please forgive the poor photography as it's very dark.

Neither of us have a clue as to origin. Any suggestions welcome.

Regards
Roy

tom hyle · 13th March 2011, 06:28 AM

SE Asia. Indonesia?

tom hyle · 13th March 2011, 06:30 AM

How long is it? What's the back end like?

Royston · 13th March 2011, 03:56 PM

Tom

It's about 5ft long.
Unfortunately the end has been "cropped" so nothing interesting there.
Roy

tom hyle · 13th March 2011, 04:08 PM

d'oh!

dketch · 17th March 2011, 03:56 AM

Quote:
Originally Posted by tom hyle
Look inside the hole of the socket; can you see whether it was curled/hammerd together, etc?

Thanks Again Tom,

Ok, I looked in the socket hole; there is no sign of a seam and the inside is much rougher to the touch than the outside of the pike (and the metal thickness is a little inconsistant around the outside/edges), so I am assuming it was hammered or poured as a single piece (?) although for as heavy and thick as it is, it would have been a tough go at it I would think.

Any other suggestions / recommendations?

- Doug

tom hyle · 19th March 2011, 02:24 AM

The above reply has posted to the wrong thread

11th March 2011, 04:48 PM	#1
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	Spear for ID This one hangs in a friends stairwell so please forgive the poor photography as it's very dark. Neither of us have a clue as to origin. Any suggestions welcome. Regards Roy Attached Images

17th March 2011, 03:56 AM	#6
dketch Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 12	Pike Topper Identification Quote: Originally Posted by tom hyle Look inside the hole of the socket; can you see whether it was curled/hammerd together, etc? Thanks Again Tom, Ok, I looked in the socket hole; there is no sign of a seam and the inside is much rougher to the touch than the outside of the pike (and the metal thickness is a little inconsistant around the outside/edges), so I am assuming it was hammered or poured as a single piece (?) although for as heavy and thick as it is, it would have been a tough go at it I would think. Any other suggestions / recommendations? - Doug

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13th March 2011, 06:28 AM	#2
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	SE Asia. Indonesia?

13th March 2011, 06:30 AM	#3
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	How long is it? What's the back end like?

13th March 2011, 03:56 PM	#4
Royston Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Poole England Posts: 443	Tom It's about 5ft long. Unfortunately the end has been "cropped" so nothing interesting there. Roy

13th March 2011, 04:08 PM	#5
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	d'oh!

19th March 2011, 02:24 AM	#7
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	The above reply has posted to the wrong thread