COLD STEEL® SAMBURU SPEAR

  The Samburu tribe who inhabit Kenya's rugged northern frontier are a tall, lean people of Nilotic descent who eke out a living as semi-nomadic herders of sheep, goats, donkeys, camels and cattle. The warriors of the tribe known as Lmurran are particularly impressive, as they never cut their long braided hair and decorate their faces and torsos in beautifully intricate patterns using a cosmetic mixture made from animal fat and red ochre. Their simple apparel consists of nothing more than two red cloths wrapped around their waists and giraffe hide sandals to protect their feet from thorns. Since their flocks and herds are constantly menaced by predators and subject to raids by lawless Shiftas (bandits) from Somalia, they seldom venture outside their Kraals (a kind of makeshift hut) without being armed.   In fact no warrior worthy of his name would think of being caught without his trusty Rungu (striking/throwing club), Lamelar (short, double edged sword), and most importantly, his spears. You see, the Samburu warrior's seven foot long throwing spear is the most advanced state of the art spear of its type on the planet. With this extraordinary spear, warriors routinely dispatch marauding leopards, lions and even firearm toting bandits at unheard of distances.   After a year of throwing Samburu spears ourselves, we were so impressed that we determined to make a modern version and offer it to all of our Special Projects customers. Please take a moment and read about all this fantastic spear has to offer and we're sure you'll want to add several of them to your collection.   Portable   The Samburu spear breaks down into three components. First is the spear head itself which measures 7" long by 2" wide and is permanently welded to a 3/8" thick by 23" long steel shaft. Second is the counter balancing butt spike also known as the shoe. This is used as an alternative point for practice throwing, preserving the actual spear blade itself for