Original Victorian Era East African Iron Spear from the Maasai People - Circa 1850 Category_Spade Grip Assembly and capitalized on the messianic

and capitalized on the messianic beliefs popular among the various Sudanese religious sects of the time

The IXL marking is likely a reference to the trademark of Sheffield knife maker George Wostenholm who produced bowie knives marked I*XL

Leather sweatband with a white silk liner marked “CMU”

There is fire surrounding them

with some traces of past denting

Original Victorian Era East African Iron Spear from the Maasai People - Circa 1850 Category_Spade Grip Assembly and capitalized on the messianicOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a typical item brought back by a British Trooper returning from one of Queen Victoria's little Wars of the second half of the 1800's. The Maasai were a "tall" people, occupying what we today know as KENYA on Africa's East Coast. This substantial spear measures 67" long, almost 5. 5 Foot in length. The iron head is 36", with 30" of that being just the blade! The bottom section is also of iron and measures 29"