Each spear was decorated with feathers, each feather representing an act of bravery. The more the spear was decorated with feathers the more brave the warrior who owned it. Spears were occasionally accompanied by Indian war shields that made a decent two combat weapon package.

What is the tassel on a spear called?

Also referred to as the horsetail tassels, Spear Tassels were traditionally made of horsehair. The tassel was used to distract the opponents attention away from the spearhead. Also, tassels stopped the flow of blood from the spear head onto the shaft of the spear.

Do spears have pommels?

This Spear Pommel is the perfect solution for a safe Spear or Halberd and is designed to fit the Spear Pole 9006ZZ especially.

The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with fire hardened spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as bone, flint, obsidian, iron, steel, or bronze (or other type of stone or metal).