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TRENCH SPEAR OR NATIVE AMERICAN SPEAR.

Currency:USD Category:Firearms & Military Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:400.00 - 700.00 USD
TRENCH SPEAR OR NATIVE AMERICAN SPEAR.
Overall length of 93” w/ a 10” head. The iron spear head has a conical base that is held to the wooden shaft by a single nail. Wooden shaft appears to be a soft wood & is faceted in sections. This spear is pictured in “INDIAN GUNS, SPEARS, AND SHIELDS OF THE AMERICAN FRONTIER” by John Baldwin. UNATTACHED ACCESSORIES: a copy of the pertinent pages from the book are attached to the spear. CONDITION: the head has an ancient, dark, pitted patina. The haft also shows significant age. PROVENANCE: from the Lifelong Collection of Glen E. Mattox. (02-18506/BF). $400-700.