Magdalenian spearthrower spur, crochet de propulseur, short le Placard style, atlatl

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Magdalenian spearthrower spur, or crochet de propulseur Magdalénien, atlatl hook. This is generalized, not based upon any particular artifact, but loosely in the style of one from Grotte du Placard. It hafts with a single bevel. When printed, sanded, stained/painted this will be useful in a teaching collection. For the past 2 years I have been 3d printing (PLA, at 100% infill) spearthrower spurs and using them to throw darts. I have yet to experience a failure, but your experience may vary. I sand them, apply hide glue, and bind them to the shaft as if they were antler. This is an easy way to make a propulseur without having to carve antler, which is expensive, hard to work dry, and stinks when you work it wet. I am presenting these 3d models to everyone, free of charge. None of them were directly scanned from original (“real”) artifacts, but made off of copies which I have personally carved myself. Because of this, I own the rights to all of these; and I hereby give you free access to use them for whatever purposes you desire. If you do use these models or data derived from them in a publication, please thank me or provide a citation to this page; while the models are simple they represent a fair amount effort in research, carving, scanning, etc.