African Spear

[Peter B.]

Originally Posted by Ed

It looks forged to me. Note that the margins of the head are not deformed. If welding level heat were applied the margins, being very thin, would have melted or been deformed.

Thoughts?

It looks as if the two parts were made individually until the end and then forged together.
The filing marks don't look like power tools either.
A slightly older age can therefore not be ruled out.
Are there any metalworking experts here?

By the way, based on the shape of the blade, I would suspect that it is of Turkana origin rather than Maasai or Samburu.