Hand Forge SWALLOW TAIL SPEAR - HAN DYNASTY (202 BC–220 AD)

Swallow Tail Spear is one of the major battlefield pole arms during the Han Dynasty to the 3 Kingdoms Period

LK Chen create a 1:1 replica of this important ancient military weapon from a rare surviving specimen.

This is a hand forge pattern steel Han spearhead 

Length:  17 cm (6.7")

Socket Inner Diameter: 18 mm

100 grams (3.52 oz)

Recommended for a 2.2 - 2.6 meter (7' 6" - 8' 6") long wax wood pole. 

Hand forged pattern steel

Folded pattern steel: 

1060 carbon steel + T9 tungsten-vanadium high-speed tool steel.

1060 carbon steel

Element % 

Carbon            0.55-0.660    

Manganese     0.60-0.90           

Phosphorus     <=0.040         

Sulfur               <=0.050 

T9 tungsten-vanadium high-speed tool steel.

Element %                      

Carbon            0.85-0.94

Silicon              <=0.35           

Manganese     <=0.40           

Phosphorus     <=0.035         

Sulfur               <=0.030

Tungsten         <= 0.30

Vanadium       <= 0.02        

Chromium       <=0.25           

Nickel               <=0.20 

Copper            <=0.25

Molybdenum  <= 0.20