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Early Native American Plains Buffalo Lance, Ca. 1860s

Currency:USD Category:Antiquities / Native American Start Price:2,500.00 USD Estimated At:5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD
Early Native American Plains Buffalo Lance, Ca. 1860s
Early Native American Plains Buffalo Lance, Ca. 1860s. Hand forged, socketed steel lance head with long wooden staff, buffalo hide wrap near blade and old telegraph wire wrap at handle. Plains Indians would ride along side buffalos and pierce their belly with this type of lance causing them to bleed slowly to death and in this manner, they would not stampede the herd and fall one at a time.
Blade 15"L x 1 3/4"W, Total Length 79"