Spear
The chief weapon in Indian boar hunting. There are two kinds most in use, but all consist of a bamboo shaft with a steel head.
The first, the long or underhand spear, is generally used in Southern and Western India. It is from 7 to 8 ft. long (formerly it was still longer), but only weighs from 2 to 3 lb.
The second, the short or jobbing spear, is some 6 ft. long, and loaded with lead. It weighs from 2 to 4 lb. It is the favourite weapon in Bengal and the north.
The thrusts made with them are under or overhand. In the first the spear is carried nearly horizontally, with knuckles down and thumb along the shaft. In the second, usually confined to the short spear, the knuckles are in front and above, and the thumb points upwards.
Spear of honour. - [See FIRST SPEAR.]