The Spear. Geir...Spjot...many names...but the mainstay of the Dark Age Warrior young or old. Cheap and easy to produce, versatile in battle and utterly deadly most free men would have owned one or more, of varying sizes no doubt. Oðinn himself wielded the famed Gungnir, and warriors would often commence hostilities by dedicating their foemen to him by casting a spear over the enemy heads.
Unless required otherwise, pole arms will be mounted on 6ft x 1¼ inch ash staves. Apart from the sets of three darts sometimes carried in long ‘quivers’ by Anglo-Saxons.
Not being Zulus, we do not believe in “one-handed” short spears. (These are a re-enactorism invented as an excuse for training those, incapable of safely handling a normal 6ft spear and shield combination!) If you wish to cut the spear shaft or further butcher the spearhead point, after purchase, to match your safe handling limitations – please feel free...
Reenactors, however require something a little less lethal, but visually just as impressive! We don't make "ball-pointed" spears which can break at just the wrong moment and become very unsafe...we prefer to forge the point to a safe shape, creating a less hazardous weapon that still looks the part! But remember that no designed in safety features are a substitute for good weapon handling!
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Unless required otherwise, pole arms will be mounted on 6ft x 1¼ inch ash staves. Apart from the sets of three darts sometimes carried in long ‘quivers’ by Anglo-Saxons.
Not being Zulus, we do not believe in “one-handed” short spears. (These are a re-enactorism invented as an excuse for training those, incapable of safely handling a normal 6ft spear and shield combination!) If you wish to cut the spear shaft or further butcher the spearhead point, after purchase, to match your safe handling limitations – please feel free...
Reenactors, however require something a little less lethal, but visually just as impressive! We don't make "ball-pointed" spears which can break at just the wrong moment and become very unsafe...we prefer to forge the point to a safe shape, creating a less hazardous weapon that still looks the part! But remember that no designed in safety features are a substitute for good weapon handling!
Hover your cursor over pictures for details and click to enlarge.
