Indian ? spear for I.D. and comment

[Roland_M]

Originally Posted by colin henshaw

Hi

For use on horseback, or perhaps by a foot soldier ?
Thanks in advance.

Hello Colin,

I'm very sure, that this lance was made for a foot soldier.

1: The spike at the lower end can damage the horse in the heat of the battle.

2: The reason for the spike at the lower end was normally to ram it in the ground with the hope, that a horseman is dumb enough, to ride into the lance. By the way this happened very seldom.


Roland