My latest spear...!

[Ugly Sauce]

Taking inspiration for someone mentioning that Chip made a spear out of a Mosin-Nagant bayonet, I decided to do the same...although I never saw that episode of Life Below Zero. She's kind of short, not quite seven foot.


Having a "stockpile" of MN bayonets, I cut off the rifle end, drilled a hole in the end of the shaft, and sunk her in with good bow-making epoxy. Then I wrapped it in copper wire.




I put an end-cap on the butt, and wire wrapped it with steel wire. I'm not sure it's a useful spear, the needle like bayonet will certainly cause a lethal puncture wound, but with a large aggressive and angry animal it might not get their immediate attention. Effective on people or aggressive dogs I'm sure, and perhaps on a wolf. Bears, no. In any event I'm not sure that the bayonet will hold well in it's socket, a struggling animal might bust the head/tip/bayonet out of the socket.

Oh well, it was a "fun build", looks cool and unique, and maybe I'll take her for a walk now and then.

 

[WestKentucky]

A leaf type spear would likely be quicker but a hole poked in vitals is a hole poked nonetheless. A lot has been accomplished in human history with no more than a sharpened stick.

 

[hso]

Oh well, it was a "fun build"

Keep thinking and keep "doing" and the fun is great too.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

The Russian bayonet is certainly one wicked sharp stick! Well again, this was a fun build and something different. It certainly would intimidating to anything with higher reasoning powers. I wouldn't want to argue with someone pointing it at me. !!! I'd feel a bit "uncomfortable".

 

[Speedo66]

Pig sticker?

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Or a pig poker. !

 

[JShirley]

That's very interesting.

I've considered mounting basically a bayonet lug on a staff. Then I could walk with what looks like a hiking stick, but turn it into a spear in seconds.

 

[Ugly Sauce]

That would work. I've done that, but it doesn't have a nice feel or balance. The Swedish bayonet (or Swiss?) has a hollow handle, and I used to take it back packing, and then make a shaft when I got to where I was going to. However I don't think it had enough blade to be real effective on a bear.

My Spear with the Cold Steel Zulu point works like that, it's a walking staff with the point in my pack, but I can almost instantly slap it on the shaft. I do have to anchor it on with a small wood screw. I've done that when hiking where I might encounter others, but now I don't really care anymore what people think about me packing a spear. Most ignore it, but I passed by one lady one day who never took her eyes off it! And I think she liked it. !!! She smiled anyhow.

The Zulu point spear is absolutely deadly, I carry it sometimes in bear country, and took it on a pack trip in Montana where a guy with a pack outfit (I guess that would be a "packer") packed all our gear in 21 miles. We poor slobs walked, and it was a not an easy walk, even with just day-packs on. Anyhow I took that spear and felt perfectly fine, and it was grizz country. I also had a sidearm of course, but I trusted that spear.

Cold Steel also makes the "Bushman" kind of a big knife spearpoint. It's pretty nasty, and of course works as a survival knife too. You can't hurt it, that is for sure. Both the Zulu and the Bushman are made out of steel that I cannot drill through, and they are not brittle.

 

[Speedo66]

Most ignore it, but I passed by one lady one day who never took her eyes off it! And I think she liked it. !!! She smiled anyhow.

I'd smile, nervously, if I encountered someone walking through the woods with a spear, too. And I wouldn't take my eyes off of them.

I certainly wouldn't be giving them dirty looks.

 

[Jim Watson]

The Zulu point spear is absolutely deadly,

They made one on Forged in Fire. It carved up the dummy when swung as a long sword.

As far as the needle spear, consider that in WWI there were trench knives made out of shortened French Rosalie bayonets.

 

[Bazoo]

Chip took at least 1 swimming caribou with his.

Pretty neat build, thanks for sharing.

If I encountered a spear packing hiker I’d probably ask questions. Likean I check it out? Why do you have it? Can you demonstrate some spear techniques?

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Chip took at least 1 swimming caribou with his.

Pretty neat build, thanks for sharing.

If I encountered a spear packing hiker I’d probably ask questions. Likean I check it out? Why do you have it? Can you demonstrate some spear techniques?

I can't believe I missed that one episode...thought I'd seen them all. For sure, I'd be like: "what kind of wood is the shaft?" "Did you make it yourself?" Does she balance and carry well? On the other hand, I'd be leery of a demonstration, as they might demonstrate it on me.

On the why do you have it question, if one has to ask, no explanation is possible!

 

[Ugly Sauce]

They made one on Forged in Fire. It carved up the dummy when swung as a long sword.

As far as the needle spear, consider that in WWI there were trench knives made out of shortened French Rosalie bayonets.

One of my other spears I named Rosalie, but this one probably fits that better. Perhaps I should call the other Rosealita, and this one Rosalie. ? Or visa-versa.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Maybe you should name it "Pokey"...?

 

[Jim Watson]

How about a matching wood sheath so it looks like a staff until you need the spike?

 

[Ugly Sauce]

Not a bad idea. Could be done!