Original Set of Two African Leather Wrapped Short Spears MP 44 Next to these is the

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an attachable rifle grenade launcher called the "Gewehrgranatengerät" or "Schießbecher" (shooting cup) was introduced that was developed based on rifle grenade launcher models designed during World War I

By the 1900 Boer War field gear was pretty much all Khaki and the red uniforms and brass helmets were for Parade use only

which is struck-through and replaced with number 8153

The leather corner reinforcements are intact

Original Set of Two African Leather Wrapped Short Spears MP 44 Next to these is theOriginal Item: One Set of Two Only. We just picked these up at an estate sale, and they really are quite nice, and would make lovely display pieces. Listed on the auction tag as "Pair of Ethnographic Spears", spears of this type are typical of various locations in Sub Saharan Africa during the 19th century and earlier. This set is definitely old, but we unfortunately do not have any supporting provenance to give some idea when they were made. We