With a fine wootz blade with a pronounced center ridge.
Head #1 27.1 cm
Head #2 25 cm
Butt spike 24.4 cm
Head #1 190 grams
Head #2 202 grams
Butt spike 319 grams
Iron, steel
North India
18th-19th century
From a European private collection
Description
Two utilitarian North Indian spearheads and a spear butt spike. Both spearheads have a faceted socket and a head attached by welding it to a triangular projection from the socket. The narrow head has a thickened armor-piercing style bodkin point. The wider bladed one has a more conventional tapering.
Most likely Rajasthani. Such unadorned pieces can be rather hard to date, but probably 18th-19th century.
The style typical of Kutch, the execution far above what is normally seen on work from that area.
Nice and complete with opaque green hilt and scabbard mounts.
With designs of animals, often attributed to Lucknow, north India.