Today we're going to examine one more piece of a warrior's arsenal - the lance or spear.
A lance or spear was 6-7 feet long and was thrust from under the arm (not thrown like a javelin). The tip was made of iron or steel (probably of flint before trading brought metal). A war lance was hooked on the end like a shepherd's hook.
It was considered cowardly for a warrior to retreat from hand-to-hand combat while carrying his lance.
The lance would be set upright outside the warrior's tipi with the scalps of his victims dangling from it like a trophy case.
Source:
The Comanches: Lords of the South Plains by Ernest Wallace and E. Adamson Hoebel; ISBN#978-0806120409
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