Just finishing my trophy wall and thought a spear would look nice. I bought some stuff in SA but didn't think I could get a spear on the plane. Any suggestions........with cost in mind of course. Thanks, smoker1

I've seen them on ebay from time to time. About 15 years ago I brought three Masaai spears back in my baggage. Today a different story. I bought them for $75 from a village. I could have had an old buffalo shield for another $25 but did not have the room. Old buffalo shields are very hard to come by.

Thanks LJS, actually the last place I would have looked. smoker1

i brought 2 masai spears back in my gun case from tanzania. the iron tip and butt portion disconnect from the wooden center piece and fit nicely.

Smoker1,

I have an old Kuba spear that was brought back from the Congo region by my grandfather, in about the late 20's. It is nothing fancy, just the typical wrought iron spear with a leaf shaped blade, wooden shaft, and an iron butt.

I have no use for it, nor do I see any in the future. If this is something you might be interested in send me a PM with your email and I'll take some pictures of it for you.

The only other thing I'll mention is I would not wish to sell it outright, but I will trade it for something "of interest", of comparable worth (whatever that is).

Mark

I have three spears and a knobkerrie for sale, please e-mail John@wolverinesupplies.com if intrested and I can send you photos.

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Just finishing my trophy wall and thought a spear would look nice. I bought some stuff in SA but didn't think I could get a spear on the plane. Any suggestions........with cost in mind of course. Thanks, smoker1

Too bad, you just have to put it in a cardboard shipping tube and check it as baggage. Worked well for my Assegai and throwing spear.

I bought one that broke down and put it in the bottom compartment of my bag. I wish I had bought more.

Brought 4 in Tuffpak two year and 4 last year in baggage, no problems.

I broke two of them down last April and put them in my gun case. No problem at all..RSA/Dubai/New York

African sporting creations. Know the owner very good guy.

Mike

I bought some from a fellow in England.
I have no idea what I have. The trip to Texas UPS had a 10' long spear broken with no hope of repair. Still I enjoy what I got. The fishing spears are very interesting.
Also dont overlook the ax.

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Originally posted by kevin davis:
i brought 2 masai spears back in my gun case from tanzania. the iron tip and butt portion disconnect from the wooden center piece and fit nicely.

I brought three back from masailand a few years ago that broke down. I remember when I was there it was extremely tough to get them broken down. When I got home I never could get them put together very tight. Does anyone know how they (masai) do it?

Be careful as their is so much junk our there today, both in the USA and in Africa..The old antique Spears, the real stuff is very costly..I have seveal of the old stuff and they are very well made and decorated, one even has a slight twist in the blade. I also have a bow with 4 arrows and the arrows still have the black goo poison on them, they are in an old quiver with a cap like top and hanging high with a warning..I have been told the poison is still effective after all these years. You can find some of this stuff at the Market in Dar es Salaam, but it won't be on display and its very expensive and you must know who to talk too...be sure and have an expert with you. I could have bought a huge Ivory pipe for $750, but was worried customs would take it so I passed..It was truly aged and old and beautiful.

I have a crossbow and several arrows I brought back from 'nam. The shafts are bamboo splits, and the fletch is a small bamboo leaf. The tips are a dark-dark brown. The Nungs caught Kraits and kept them in a large clay pot. They would take deer liver and push it at the snakes on the end of a long stick. The Kraits would strike it, until the venom would just drip from the liver. Then they would put it in a clay pot and hang it over a low fire of coals for a couple days. The stuff looked like tar, and worked pretty fast. I saw NVA struck with a dart at close range, and be down so fast they hardly had a second or two to make a sound before they hit the ground.

Legend had it they would test it by cutting their forearm and letting the blood run down their arm to the wrist. At the wrist they would touch a dart to the blood and watch it turn black as it ran up the arm, then wipe it quickly an inch or two before it hit the wound. The speed it turned the blood black was a gauge of potency.

Kraits are nasty little bastards about three feet long as not much bigger in diameter than your thumb. The venom works on your nervous system. They called them three-step-charlies.
Get bitten, and you might get three steps before "sorry Charlie, you die!"

It was an interesting experience, in so many ways for a farm kid from Southern Illinois back in 1969.

Rich
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