Well done Chris, keep at it!!
If you want to go for a more realistic looking lance, it's not difficult to make one. They were made of bamboo. The M1894 was 2743mm in length. The M1868 was longer at approximately 2769mm. I don't know what scale the lancer figure is, but you can figure out the lance scale length easily enough. I used a basswood dowel from an art store. Cut it to proper length and then use a pencil to scribe the growth rings around the bamboo. These are irregular in separation distance and some stick out more than others. Use light sand paper wrapped around a pencil or your finger and roll and sand away small concave amounts between the growth rings. I used resin from a Napoleonic kit for the spear tip and other end and cut and sanded it to the desired shape. Most of the attached photos, drawings and illustrations are M1868, but it was very similar to M1894 from what I can tell.
All the best,
Dan
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