RARE ANGLO-SAXON SPEAR HEAD, 6TH-7TH CENTURY AD

Forged iron, slightly under 6” length. Triangular point, relatively thin as is typical which provided optimum control and maneuverability in the melee. Butted seam conical socket. The seam opened for the bottom third as made. Original mounting cross pin. Two small chips to the socket edge. Dating to the period of leather and quilt armor and the early Viking intrusions in to England.