Happy New Spear! The Fébus Boar Spear from Arms and Armor

Today we are happy to introduce you to a new product, the Fébus Boar Spear. This spear is based on an original 16th century piece of probable German origin in the Metropolitan Museum in New York. The spearhead is just under 14" long, the butt-spike is 4.5" long, and the overall length is 77". Check out all of our awesome spears here: https://www.arms-n-armor.com/collecti... And all of our products, blogs, etc at our homepage: https://www.arms-n-armor.com The steel is hardened and tempered 4140 carbon steel and the socket is hand-forged of 1/8" stock. The haft is hand selected and turned ash hardwood of 1.25" diameter. The entire spear weighs 4.75lbs and is beautifully balanced to be a maneuverable and formidable weapon, whether pursuing dangerous game on a hunt, or for use in a more martial vein. The haft features leather risers and over 120 solid brass nails of two sizes artfully applied to aid in blade alignment. As always, our swords and other weapons are entirely made by us, by hand, at our shop in Minneapolis, MN. Sword blades are hand ground of 6150 carbon steel, hardened and tempered to 50-52 Rockwell. All of our products are made to look, feel, and function just like the historical originals on which they are based. Arms & Armor is dedicated to quality and authenticity. For over four decades we have worked with museums, collectors, and scholars around the world to develop a deep understanding of European weapons; knowledge we use to make products that exemplify the finest qualities of the very best historic pieces. When we select historic items to reproduce, being pretty isn't enough, they have to move with grace and beauty, and beg to be used when in the hand. These are pieces that feel as good as they look, and that work as well as they feel. Our mission is to craft items that recreate the look, feel, and function of the best historic originals. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nathan Clough, Ph.D. is President of Arms and Armor and a member of the governing board of The Oakeshott Institute. He is a historical martial artist and a former university professor of cultural geography. He has given presentations on historical arms at many HEMA events including Longpoint and Combatcon, and presented scholarly papers at, among others, The International Congress on Medieval Studies. Craig Johnson is the Production Manager of Arms and Armor and Secretary of The Oakeshott Institute. He has taught and published on the history of arms, armor and western martial arts for over 30 years. He has lectured at several schools and Universities, WMAW, HEMAC, 4W, and ICMS at Kalamazoo. His experiences include iron smelting, jousting, theatrical combat instruction and choreography, historical research, European martial arts and crafting weapons and armor since 1985