Spear with cast iron ball end: Ideas please

aiontay · 8th October 2011, 05:27 PM

i thought tent pegging originally came out of a Central Asian practice, and the practical application was for surprise attacks on camps where collaping the tents would trap/impede the occupants inside.

Jim McDougall · 8th October 2011, 06:44 PM

Thanks for the note Gene, hope you can find those. I'll check through what notes I have as well.
Good call Aiontay!! The British used thier interpretation of tent pegging in their cavalry units in the Northwest Frontier regions, which was indeed contiguous with Central Asia (Afghanistan and Uzbekistan). The sport of polo was derived similarly I believe from the 'Buzkhashi' which riders jockeyed to strike and propel a head of a goat across a field. Again those perceptions are based on recollections from some years ago, so corrections welcome.

8th October 2011, 05:27 PM	#1
aiontay Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 88	i thought tent pegging originally came out of a Central Asian practice, and the practical application was for surprise attacks on camps where collaping the tents would trap/impede the occupants inside.

8th October 2011, 06:44 PM	#2
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,453	Thanks for the note Gene, hope you can find those. I'll check through what notes I have as well. Good call Aiontay!! The British used thier interpretation of tent pegging in their cavalry units in the Northwest Frontier regions, which was indeed contiguous with Central Asia (Afghanistan and Uzbekistan). The sport of polo was derived similarly I believe from the 'Buzkhashi' which riders jockeyed to strike and propel a head of a goat across a field. Again those perceptions are based on recollections from some years ago, so corrections welcome.