Extremely nice and much needed primer on the most important weapon in history👍. However, take a look at the Haunch Wolfegg 'Heerzug' scene you will see several guys in there with winged and toggled boar spears so the line between war spear and hunting spear was blurred, probably because that enormous boar spear has some of the characteristics of a bill or a halberd in that you could chop with it too.
I like spears almost as much as I like axes. Spears and other polearms ruled the battlefield for thousands of years. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Also an idea for the site - maybe offer just the heads of things to allow the purchaser to make their own shaft (and save on some shipping due to the size of the items) - just a thought
The boar spear is a specific hunting implement. From what I've seen, the way it's being used is that the dogs immobilize the boar (possibly wounded boar), then the hunter thrusts from close range. But that's not how people *usually* hunt with a spear nowadays. They tend to throw them from an elevated position, though sometimes from the ground too. For that you'd want a slim head, which will penetrate to the other side. You definitely do not want a huge wide blade with a thick shaft, since it will likely stop before it reaches the vitals. I mean, those "fighting spears" do look like a much more efficient thrown hunting spear. And, as all hunters know, getting close is the most difficult part of hunting, so hoping for a two-handed thrust is not realistic at all. Not without a pack of hunting dogs.
Actually, they typically DO. It's understandable if you missed it, as it was rather in-passing, but he mentions that the new boar spear is going to include a lug or crosspiece that's going to be perpendicular to the alignment of the blade's edges. I imagine it's going to be of the collapsible type like you can see on several originals.
The winged spear, with the large original proportions you mentioned, is similar to a partizan. Not the same, as the partizan has a more blade like extension than a spear tip, but they do look similar with the wings/hooks at the base. Winged spears are used for boar hunting. And Italians had a tradition when it came to boars, hunting them, and having them as symbols in their local culture such as in Florence (and in fencing we do have "cinghiale porta di...", e.g. boar gate of the... ). Did anyone propose that the partizan was developed from the hunting winged spear? At this point, it kinda seems obvious to me that this mush have been the case.
Thanks for the video. Do you think that the lesser amount of steel was any factor in the design of the fighting spear tips? As I look at those, I can see that making enough steel to build a broad, thick spearhead for a boar spear for one rich guy might not be a problem. Making every spear head with that much steel when equipping an entire army would be a much bigger problem. I could see where militaries might design their spearheads narrower and shorter so that their smiths could equip more soldiers for the same amount of metal. Along the same lines, can you make the smaller Celtic spears more quickly than you make the big boar spear? If the smiths are equipping an entire army, they will need to be able to produce spearheads quickly so that they can equip more soldiers per day.
2:08 I cannot believe that they copied your spear. You should send them a cease and desist letter. Just search for their email and send it digitally to make it easier on yourself. 😄
Bonus stupid question for A&A... US is a gun country with a strong hunting tradition. Did anyone ask for a boar spear with the clear intent to use it in hunting? How dangerous is it to go against a boar again? Cuz I would love to hear that there's a party in Minnesota that hunts boars with spears. Unless there's a restriction on the ground that it is making the animal suffer needlessly or something, this could be a thing. A proper and full revival of an old lost art in a way that we will never have when it comes to combat.
Thanks for including the shaft diameter for the iron spear head - when I make my hafts for my tools, I like to see what was done back then
Extremely nice and much needed primer on the most important weapon in history👍. However, take a look at the Haunch Wolfegg 'Heerzug' scene you will see several guys in there with winged and toggled boar spears so the line between war spear and hunting spear was blurred, probably because that enormous boar spear has some of the characteristics of a bill or a halberd in that you could chop with it too.
I like spears almost as much as I like axes. Spears and other polearms ruled the battlefield for thousands of years. Thank you and keep up the good work.
Thank you
You know Arms & Armor will make quality products when they nonchalantly debunks their "clickbaity" product naming system lol
Also an idea for the site - maybe offer just the heads of things to allow the purchaser to make their own shaft (and save on some shipping due to the size of the items) - just a thought
I know they at least do that with their Norseman spear
The boar spear is a specific hunting implement. From what I've seen, the way it's being used is that the dogs immobilize the boar (possibly wounded boar), then the hunter thrusts from close range.
But that's not how people *usually* hunt with a spear nowadays. They tend to throw them from an elevated position, though sometimes from the ground too. For that you'd want a slim head, which will penetrate to the other side. You definitely do not want a huge wide blade with a thick shaft, since it will likely stop before it reaches the vitals.
I mean, those "fighting spears" do look like a much more efficient thrown hunting spear. And, as all hunters know, getting close is the most difficult part of hunting, so hoping for a two-handed thrust is not realistic at all. Not without a pack of hunting dogs.
Mind if I ask why boar spears don't have the wings to prevent running up? I'm new to this subject.
Actually, they typically DO. It's understandable if you missed it, as it was rather in-passing, but he mentions that the new boar spear is going to include a lug or crosspiece that's going to be perpendicular to the alignment of the blade's edges. I imagine it's going to be of the collapsible type like you can see on several originals.
@@andreweden9405 it is! a lug on a pivot!
Boar spears always have wings to stop over penetration.
The winged spear, with the large original proportions you mentioned, is similar to a partizan. Not the same, as the partizan has a more blade like extension than a spear tip, but they do look similar with the wings/hooks at the base. Winged spears are used for boar hunting. And Italians had a tradition when it came to boars, hunting them, and having them as symbols in their local culture such as in Florence (and in fencing we do have "cinghiale porta di...", e.g. boar gate of the... ). Did anyone propose that the partizan was developed from the hunting winged spear? At this point, it kinda seems obvious to me that this mush have been the case.
They are certainly related. The main difference is in the edge geometry where the partisan is more optimized for cutting
Interesting
Thanks for the video.
Do you think that the lesser amount of steel was any factor in the design of the fighting spear tips? As I look at those, I can see that making enough steel to build a broad, thick spearhead for a boar spear for one rich guy might not be a problem. Making every spear head with that much steel when equipping an entire army would be a much bigger problem. I could see where militaries might design their spearheads narrower and shorter so that their smiths could equip more soldiers for the same amount of metal.
Along the same lines, can you make the smaller Celtic spears more quickly than you make the big boar spear? If the smiths are equipping an entire army, they will need to be able to produce spearheads quickly so that they can equip more soldiers per day.
It is certainly faster and easier and cheaper to make the smaller ones.
2:08 I cannot believe that they copied your spear. You should send them a cease and desist letter. Just search for their email and send it digitally to make it easier on yourself. 😄
Where can I get one of those t-shirts?
File some barbs on the blade & you'll have a fishing spear
what type of spear would you consider a compromised design half way in between those 2 ends?
I'd like to know that too.
Is there a split inside the shaft of the 1st spearhead? Looks like somethings inside.
Rather a piece of the rivet. You can see the hole on the other side.
Bonus stupid question for A&A... US is a gun country with a strong hunting tradition. Did anyone ask for a boar spear with the clear intent to use it in hunting? How dangerous is it to go against a boar again? Cuz I would love to hear that there's a party in Minnesota that hunts boars with spears. Unless there's a restriction on the ground that it is making the animal suffer needlessly or something, this could be a thing. A proper and full revival of an old lost art in a way that we will never have when it comes to combat.
Check out these past blog posts - www.arms-n-armor.com/blogs/news/a-modern-boar-hunt
www.arms-n-armor.com/blogs/news/boar-hunting
@@armsarmorinc.4153 Than you! That satisfies my curiosity. 😇