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Hunting spears

Scope note

Spears designed specifically for hunting, typically with wings on the blade or a crossbar just below it to prevent an impaled animal from running up the blade as well as to facilitate quick withdrawl.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000204480

Broader Terms used

<spears by function>

Narrower Terms used

pig spears
boar spears
bear spears

Equivalent Terms used

hunting spear

Created

13yrs ago

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