Is it a sword or a spear ?

tom hyle · 18th November 2006, 10:31 PM

These type swords are often thought to be remade spear blades, but close examination usually yields no specific signs of such; ie the tang visibly converted from a socket, while many African tribes have swords and spears of similar blades; most to mind is the seme and the Massai "lion" spear. There is a spear in a shop here in Houston(for too much money for me) that has a distinctive blade usually only seen (in US) as a sword; Salampasu, I think; a sort of Etruscan looking thing.....

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18th November 2006, 10:31 PM	#9
tom hyle Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 1,254	These type swords are often thought to be remade spear blades, but close examination usually yields no specific signs of such; ie the tang visibly converted from a socket, while many African tribes have swords and spears of similar blades; most to mind is the seme and the Massai "lion" spear. There is a spear in a shop here in Houston(for too much money for me) that has a distinctive blade usually only seen (in US) as a sword; Salampasu, I think; a sort of Etruscan looking thing.....