[David R. Glier]

They're beautiful.

And ANOTHER

I was honestly surprised at how diminutive these spearheads are! I don't know if you can really see it in this, but try looking at this for comparison:


That's a broomstick I'm using for a handle, by the way!

So the hafts of the originals must have been about a half-inch in diameter??? WOW. In illustrations, and even on the website, I immagined these as being big thrusting spears, just because of the proportions and because they were so ornamented. But at this size, they're obviously meant to be thrown.
Oakshotte said that this period, along with the latter 15th century, was one of the two times when every weapon was as beautiful as it was deadly. I had no idea how right he really was.

For any of you who research this period, do larger examples exist??? I'd love to find or make a replica that was about 40% larger all around...


The palstave, on the other hand, is everything i immagined it would be, and I immediately fell in love with the novelty of it. It's very robust, sharp, with clean lines and near-flawless finish. I hear that it was supposed to be too thick, but you could have fooled me! Gents, if you've ever wondered about what one of these would be like, you'll never have a better chance. It's about the size of a stout hand-axe; I'll be making a laminated oak handle for it, probably this weekend.