The spear shaft and head are actually writing of some sort.

Extending from his side was a short length of broken spear shaft.

It might be able to chop through the spear shaft with a fair cut at full strength.

The return cut with the sword crashed into the spear shaft.

With her free hand she held the spear shaft firmly where it touched his shoulder.

"Some of us were out looking for more branches to use as spear shafts, and we saw him coming!"

He stood staggering between us for a moment, trying to reach the spear shaft behind him.

His right hand was bloody, and a thin trail of blood ran down the spear shaft.

Behind him, he heard Owen dig the spear shaft into the ground.

Steve almost let go of the spear shaft to run to her, but realized that he could not help right now.