Cold Steel Assegai Spear with Short Shaft

Amazing product! The spear head is heavier and sturdier than I had expected - fairly thick stock and razor sharp. I was expecting a lighter gauge steel but was pleasantly surprised by the heft of the head. For up-close self-defense without a firearm, it would be hard to imagine anything more devastating or effective. That said - the shaft is just okay. A part of me feels that an awesome head such as this deserves a better shaft. But for the price, the package is hard to beat. I had to sand down the tip of the shaft to get it to seat deeper into the socket of the head. My sanding efforts resulted in the shaft seating an inch deeper than before the sanding - better, but not perfect. There is still a one inch gap between the bottom of the socket and the end of the tapered tip of shaft. That's no big deal as I wrapped that area (along with the bottom end of the shaft) with grip tape. Final length: 38 inches. The sheath seems to perform its function perfectly - snug fit and total protection. Pros: Amazing steel head Handy size Good balance Nice sheath Cons: Just adequate shaft Requires some sanding to make shaft fit deeper into socket Final thoughts: An amazing product! I like how Cold Steel brings modern, economical manufacturing processes to produce highly effective edged weapons. And make no mistake about that - this is solely a weapon, with no other non-weapon applications that I can think of. So why would anybody NEED something like this? I guess a lot of people use them for hunting. But boy, I can think of far more humane ways to dispatch an animal. As for me, I would feel fairly secure going into the woods with just one of these.

This is one big wicked spear head. Sharp and should be very strong. It dwarfs my CS Bushman which I have mounted on a shaft. I noticed a number of people complaining that the sheath does not fit when mounted on a shaft. It's a kydex sheath! Warm it with a hair drier or heat gun carefully and it can be shaped to smoothly accommodate the slight bulk of the shaft. Note also that there are two little bumps that lock the blade in the sheath. Modify them if you want the sheath to slip off very easily!. The nylon strap will hold the sheath on without them of course. The short shaft seems well finished for a working tool. That is, it's not glossy or super smooth but would certainly do well if you want it for a close quarters hog spear. I am thinking of making a longer shaft of hickory or white oak. The screws for mounting the head are rather tiny, but slightly larger screws should be easy to find in any hardware store.

This Assegai Spear with short staff is an execellent weapon, like all Cold Steel products. They design their products to be working weapons, and succeed. I own 8 Cold Steel products, they have never dissapointed me. This iklwa, because that is the sound when you pull it out of your enemy, is as near as I can tell an improved version of the Zulu weapon. Again, that is what Cold Steel does, they see a weapon and forward engineer it to the 21st century. I agree with a previous review about the staff not fitting. So I whittled it down. And then I drilled the holes. People buying weapons should be able to whittle and drill. Apart from the work to make the shaft fit, it is excellent. Very well made and sharp blade. Looks accurate. So you have to work at it, but then you will own a very good working weapon.

Cold Steel products are uniformly decent working weapons sold for a remarkably low price. Their strategy is to provide these at a low price because they do not do the careful finish work that is unnecessary for many people.Others like myself may do some finish work ourselves. Although their edges are sharpened to an effective working level, I always spend some time bring them to a much sharper edge. This spear is a typical Cold Steel product, an inexpensive working weapon that requires that you attach the handle (two wood screws) and do the final sharpening, if you want this. For throwing and other rough work, the edge as shipped will serve you very well and is less likely to be damaged. I am returning my spear because the spear will not fit into the sheath. A good practical fastened sheath is another typical characteristic of a Cold Steel product. I am disappointed, but only by this issue. Otherwise this is a fine and functional short spear.

I just received this Spear today and shipping was fast! I read where you had to cut and sand on the handle to make it fit into the cone of the spear head, so I just took it to a grinding wheel and worked it back and forth as I rotated it. I then tapped the handle in with a large rubber mallet until it seated. I predrilled the holes and used the 2 screws supplied. I had a long handle in my shed and worked it down on the grinder as well so I can use either handle! The blade looks awesome and it's razor sharp. The sheath fits great even with the handle on! I think it will serve it's purpose when carrying to the woods while hunting! I am impressed with this Assegai Spear from Cold Steel!

I got this pretty fast, packing was pretty fine. The sheath is fantasic it fits like a glove on the head, with a little bit of wiggle room to allow ease with removal. The staff is a nice wood, with a darker finish than the pics depicts...not a huge problem. The problem was there was no "how to guide" with the package. Its pretty simple......but i made a big mistake. I inserted the shaft the wrong direction(not the wrong end of the shalft) The blade was jammed on the shaft. So i tried to hit the shaft with a hammer(trying to push the wood out). Then i grabbed the hilt of the head, but my hand slipped and i cut my hand pretty good. I managed to pull it apart...this time useing cut proof gloves. Note.. keep the sheath on, and then add the shaft, if the sheath does not fit right, simple turn the shaft 180 degress. This is a great buy, great product.

I purchased this spear to use in my martial arts training. The Head is durably made and seems sharp enough. The attachment is a combination of the shaft of the handle being cut down enough to slide into the ferrule of the spear, but then the shaft of the handle is affixed via 2 screws. Simple and safe. both screws snapped off when attaching the spear head to the handle. So, I would recommend pre-drilling the holes prior to using the screws which come with the spear. The handle, which I believe is ash, is durable, however the stain and lacquer which come on it are functional and that is about it. Due to the screw debacle, while enough of the screw exist to provide a semblance of safety from the head flying off from the handle, I really don't want to take that chance. So I purchased a red oak 36" dowel and in the process of fitting this down, staining, pre-drilling and then attaching to the spear head. Again, the spear head is excellent, the things which come with it are not. Speaking of which, the spear sheath doesn't quite fit the spear head. Perhaps I was given the wrong one, but I spent a lot of time with it. If you place the head in the sheath minus the handle, it fits. Add the handle, no fit. Personally for my practice I do not need it, but others may have a problem with not having a fully functional sheath.

The ideal feature of this is the sheath. The shaft is short and the sheath will hang from your belt or waist strap, and is barely noticeable. The sheath is so well tuned that the security strap can be released and the spear will still hang down on my waist. When in lion areas, we simply undo the safety strap and and walk with the handle hanging. This blade can be pulled out in less than a second. A perfect display to ward off a curious Lion. I have little hesitation in charging at a Lion with this. The idea is to get them running away rather than you running away. Longer shafts can be purchase at any local hardware where broom handles are sold. if you are using this for hunting. We used large diameter aluminum tube to sheath around where the blade is attached and this makes the whole thing quite solid. This is the same spear used for hunting by Bantu and Baka in the Rain-forest. There is well known footage of an elephant being toppled by a hundred cuts from this spear. Also have seen a single Masai charge and take down a young male lion with a longer version. It is a bit on the heavy side and would be perfect for trail use as a lighter metal alloy.

Was soll man sonst von Cold Steel erwarten...die Speerspitze ist TOP verarbeitet und die Secure-Ex Scheide ist mit eines der besten Scheiden-Systeme die ich bis dato kenne (sicherer Sitz & Passform) = Nicht wundern wenn der Schaft eingesetzt ist sitzt sie ein wenig fest, aber ein kurzer Ruck und der Speer ist einsatzbereit (und bitte auf die Griffmarkierungen der Scheide achten; sonst gibt's einen Schnitt in die Handfläche;) Einziges Manko: der Schaft färbt bei Gebrauch und nassen Händen ordentlich ab, da das Holz nicht naturbelassen ist, sondern dunkel gefärbt wurde. Also nicht wundern, wenn nach Nutzung die Hände ausehen als wenn man sie in Nutella gebadet hat:D ...aber Cold Steel ist ja auch für Ihren Stahl & die Verarbeitung von Metall bekannt und nicht für Holzarbeiten...einfach mit feinem Schmiergelpapier drüber und dann mit leichter Seifenlauge abwischen und danach wieder ölen. Wer einen kostengünstigen und einsatzbereiten Speer sucht der macht mit diesem Produkt nicht's falsch....Zugreifen!

Lama affilatissima, ho sostituito il manico con uno più lungo perchè a caccia è pericoloso infilzare un cinghiale a distanza ravvicinata. Ottimo prodotto.

Not suitable for hunting but as a wall decoration in the bedroom it's perfect. The sheath has a couple of click-down molded nubs that lock the spear head in place and make it very difficult to unsheath. Since it also has a safety snap-on strap the nubs aren't needed and I filed them down quite a bit. Now the sheath removes with a swipe of the arm. When attaching the head make sure that the beveled part of the shaft is face up then slam the shaft and head, butte down, into the floor several times to firmly seat the head. The wood is quite hard so drilling pilot holes for the provided screws is recommended. The blade is long, sharp, and dangerous. As I said earlier, perfect for the bedroom.

Die Verarbeitung und Qualität der Speerspitze ist sehr gut. Ein Nachteil, den man sich durch den sehr guten Stahl erkauft, ist, dass sie rosten kann und deshalb eingeölt werden sollte. Dafür ist es ein "unzerstörbarer" Stahl. Die Scheide ist sehr gut. Größter Kritikpunkt ist der Stiel. Er sieht etwas billig aus und bietet nicht viel Halt da er sehr dünn und glatt ist. Er ist so vorgeformt, dass er in die Speerspitze passt. Leider passt die Speerspitze dann nicht mehr in die Scheide. Wer sich die Mühe macht und sich einen guten griffigen Stiel aus dem Baumarkt holt und anpasst, hat eine erstklassige Waffe. Kleiner Tipp: Eine Gesamtlänge von 115cm finde ich sehr gut.

long, sleek, deadly, can kill deer or bear. toss out the shaft, make your own 7 foot one. use the spear head and sheath on a belt when in the woods as a rough use knife.... it is half axe half knife.... and all spear.