As a general comment the older the spear the nicer the workmanship. That means shorter wooden shafts and more refined top and bottom metal. Until a Maasai teenager is "blooded" in battle or by killing a lion or lepoard, he cannot carry a red or black shafted spear.
Note: Scroll to bottom of photo for descriptions and "Buy Now" links.
| # | Quality | Age | O/A length | Top Metal | Bottom Metal | Sr Moran | Jr Moran | Comments | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Very Nice | early 1900's | 78" | 39" | 33" | tan shaft | Heavily constructed | $999 | Buy Now | |
| 2 | Beautiful | late 1800's | 77.5" | 43.5" | 28" | red shaft | Beautifully constructed | $1,199 | Sold | |
| 3 | Nice | early 1900's | 73.24" | 37" | 29" | red shaft | Black carbon forging character | $799 | Buy Now | |
| 4 | Very Nice | pre-WW II | 73" | 41" | 25.5" | black shaft | Broad, sharp blade | $999 | Buy Now | |
| 5 | Very Nice | pre-WW II | 72" | 36.5" | 27" | red shaft | Nice top and bottom metal | $999 | Buy Now | |
| 6 | Nice | early 1900's | 70.5" | 38.5" | 27" | Some damage to top socket | $899 | Buy Now | ||
| 7 | Beautiful | late 1800's | 68.75" | 38.5" | 25" | red shaft | Beautifully constructed | $1,099 | Buy Now | |
| 8 | Nice | late 1800's | 69" | 33" | 26.5" | tan shaft | Could look like #7 after cleaning | $799 | Buy Now | |
| 9 | Very Nice | early 1900's | 66.75" | 33" | 25" | red shaft | Great blade and bottom metal | $999 | Buy Now | |
| 10 | Nice | early 1900's | 66.5" | 32" | 20.5" | tan shaft | Long shaft drops value of this one | $699 | Buy Now | |
| 11 | Nice | pre-WW II | 64.75" | 30.75" | 25.5" | red shaft | Not as heavily constructed | $799 | Buy Now | |
| 12 | Good | post-WW II | 63.5" | 30" | 21.5" | black shaft | Not as refined as the others | $699 | Buy Now | |
| 13 | Good | post-WW II | 60.5" | 32" | 25" | red shaft | Replacement shaft drops value | $599 | Buy Now | |
| 14 | Very Nice | early 1900's | 71" | 20.5" | 16.5" | red shaft | Rare Maasai buffalo kill spear | $999 | Sold | |
| 15 | Nice | pre-WW II | 68.5" | 27" | 26" | tan shaft | Matched pair w/replacement shafts | $1,499 | Buy Now | |
| Nice | pre-WW II | 69" | 27" | 24" | ||||||
| 17 | Nice | early 1900's | 68.75" | 34" | 32" | red shaft | Samburu with replacement shaft | $999 | Buy Now |
Spears from the Kuba (Congo) and Mahdi War (Sudan)
25 Ancient and beautifully crafted 58” Kuba spear with carved throwing bulb-$699 BUY NOW
26 Ancient and beautifully crafted 57.5” Kuba spear with raised throwing bulb and palm shaped blade-$699 BUY NOW
27 Ancient and beautifully crafted 78” Kuba spear with a cowbell on the bottom. Used to mask the herders sound and to round up their cattle-$699 BUY NOW
28 Beautifully crafted 77” kuba slavers lance with incredible geometric checkering on the entire shaft, wire banding and two-toned blade-$999 SOLD
29 Wicked 74” barbed lightweight throwing spear from the Mahdi war in the Sudan. Brass wrapped counter-weight and ornate spear head-$599 SOLD
30Wicked barbed 60” lightweight throwing spear from the Mahdi war in the Sudan-$499 BUY NOW
31 59” lightweight throwing spear from the Mahdi war in the Sudan. Metal counterweight on the bottom and nicely formed spear head with very long socket-$499 SOLD
32 46” Hippo spear from the Sudan with ornately carved hexagonal top and bottom shaft. The barbed detachable head is tied to the shaft (bobber)-$999 BUY NOW
33 Mbole (Congo) dowry payment spear with long bottom metal-$399 BUY NOW