SONG DYNASTY EIGHT-SIDED THRUSTING SPEAR (960 - 1270 AD)

Song Eight-Sided Thrusting Spear is one of the major battlefield pole arms during the Song Dynasty, designed with a very robust tip designed for armor piercing.  The wide socket meant this spearhead is meant to be mounted on a thicker pole, with a reinforced collar in the junction between the socket and the tip, making the Song Eight-sided thrusting spear an anti-armor, anti-cavalry weapon.

LK Chen creates a 1:1 replica of this important ancient military weapon.

This is a medium size Han spearhead and is available as a free shipping add-on to your sword order.

Length:  20.2 cm (7.95")

Socket Inner Diameter: 28 mm

252.5 grams (8.9 oz)

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

Investment/lost wax casting with 1045 carbon steel.  

Investment casting (also known as lost-wax casting in the art world), is the oldest known metal-forming technique.  The key benefits are versatility, accuracy, repeatability, and integrity, and the wax can be reused.  It is more expensive than other casting methods; however, it can incorporate intricate contours and the end components are near perfect, so they require little or no rework once cast.

1045 carbon steel.

Element Percentage

Fe         98.7

C           0.45

Mn        0.8

S           0.05

P           0.04