Best of the West Antique & Native American Auction: November 12th, 2022
Sat, Nov 12, 2022 11:00AM EST
Live Auction
Lot 246
19th C. Southern Plains Sword Lance Spear
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $5 |
| $50 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $25,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
This is a phenomenal, rare and important sword lance spear from the Southern Plains Indians of Texas dating to the mid-1800's. The piece exhibits a long forged iron spear that consists of a double edge tapering sword blade with full tang which is secured into the stripped wood long spear handle. The sword has the original forged iron cross guard / ran-guard and further below this is an iron metal ring which has rawhide sinew wrappings securing the wood, again at the base of the sinew a larger iron ring again. The long wood haft has been stripped / carved and has another section of parfleche rawhide wrapping being sinew sewn and further wrapped below in more sinew parfleche. The entire club has a deep original patina from honest age and use which is consistent across the entire piece and deep patina across the iron blade. Provenance: Originally collected from Texas and purchased by the current owner from a New Mexico early weapons dealer, from a greater Milwaukee private collection. The piece is likely from the Kiowa or Comanche Indians of Texas and dates to the mid-1800's, making it truly a fantastic piece. For reference see the Southern Plains Sword Lance circa 1860 sold by Heritage in 2018 for $5,000 (w/ bp) and the Southern Plains Lance from the Robert Jerich and Bob Vandenberg collections which sold at Cowan's Auction in 2020 for $2,816 (w/ bp). Measures overall 79.5"L with the blade area being approx. 24 5/8"L by 1 1/8" at its widest, cross guard is 3 5/8"W.
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