ORIGINAL**Victorian Era Zulu Warrior’s Assegai Short Stabbing Spear. Sn 23526:1 Other Blade

**ORIGINAL**Victorian Era Zulu Warrior’s Assegai Short Stabbing Spear. Sn 23526:1 23526:1

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 photograph of a Zulu Warrior armed with an Assegai in fighting pose is illustrated in image 1. This Assegai measures 47 ¾” overall length. It has a 13 ¼” long iron leaf shaped blade. The blade is just over 1 ½” wide at its broadest. Its tang is attached to its hand crafted wood shaft by a shrunken leather hide sheath. The leather has small areas of wear consistent with age and use but the leather and spear head are secure. The price includes UK delivery. Sn 23526:1 (storeroom shelves near bells)

£375