Yeah, i started out modelling it off what i remembered of a friend's socketed version which was trangular cross-sectioned. I deviated a bit and made the inner part more concave so there is sort of a blade edge, but it still retains that spike quality. It's a bastardized thing, i admit. Thanks for the info. Had to look that up and see for myself. :)
its interesting how the Japanese chose to make their spears fit inside the shaft while European spears and polearms are all mostly made with a socket that fits around the shaft. I wonder whether there is any drawback to either method. It instinctively feels like having a socket around the wooden shaft and putting a pin through would be sturdier, but who knows. Its also rather clever that their yari points are triangular in cross section, which makes it far less troublesome to forge rather than going for four symmetrical faces like the European spear. I don't think that gives you any benefit but its a lot more work and easier to mess up.
A friend of mine has a socketed yari (repro). It inspired me to research them and that's why mine has a tang, but mine is only loosely faithful to history. The triangular design allows for sharp edges and near-spike thickness, so good for piercing armor it seems. I'm no expert on yaris and even less so on euro spears. I prefer a tang, but not really sure which is better. Easier to replace haft w/ a socket though.
Thats awesome dude
Thanks, man!
I think this style of spear is called sankaku yari or triangular spear (literally 3 corner spear).
Yeah, i started out modelling it off what i remembered of a friend's socketed version which was trangular cross-sectioned. I deviated a bit and made the inner part more concave so there is sort of a blade edge, but it still retains that spike quality. It's a bastardized thing, i admit. Thanks for the info. Had to look that up and see for myself. :)
its interesting how the Japanese chose to make their spears fit inside the shaft while European spears and polearms are all mostly made with a socket that fits around the shaft. I wonder whether there is any drawback to either method. It instinctively feels like having a socket around the wooden shaft and putting a pin through would be sturdier, but who knows. Its also rather clever that their yari points are triangular in cross section, which makes it far less troublesome to forge rather than going for four symmetrical faces like the European spear. I don't think that gives you any benefit but its a lot more work and easier to mess up.
A friend of mine has a socketed yari (repro). It inspired me to research them and that's why mine has a tang, but mine is only loosely faithful to history. The triangular design allows for sharp edges and near-spike thickness, so good for piercing armor it seems. I'm no expert on yaris and even less so on euro spears. I prefer a tang, but not really sure which is better. Easier to replace haft w/ a socket though.