ORIGINAL**Victorian Era Zulu Warrior’s Assegai Short Stabbing Spear. Sn 23528 Other Blade

**ORIGINAL**Victorian Era Zulu Warrior’s Assegai Short Stabbing Spear. Sn 23528 - 23528

The Assegai is a short handled stabbing spear invented by the legendary Zulu king Shaka in the early 1800s. The weapon revolutionized tribal warfare in South Africa. Chieftains would also use their Assegai to direct the attack of Zulu warrior Impi battle formations. A period photograph of a Zulu Chieftain armed with an Assegai in fighting pose is illustrated in image 1. This Assegai measures 50” overall length. It has a blackened iron 11 ¾” long leaf shaped blade. The blade is just under 1 ½” wide at its broadest. Its tang is attached to its hand crafted wood shaft by a shrunken leather hide sheath. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23528

£375.00