spear, pig, spear
Accession Number
NAM.1964-10-100-4-1
Description
Pig-sticking spear with lead butt weight. Baden-Powell likely collected this when he was in India, he played and wrote extensively on the sport of ‘pig sticking’ In India officers took part in pig-sticking events, the most famous of which was the Kadir Challenge Cup. From a collection of polearms and weapons associated with Lord Robert Baden-Powell, 13th Hussars.