Assegai With Long Shaft, Including Sheath.

Discover Assegai with long shaft, including the sheath.

Azagaya, African spear, with long shaft

The spear is one of man's oldest and most reliable weapons. The earliest examples were nothing more than sticks or canes with a fire-hardened point. As man gradually learned to carve stone, smelt bronze, and forge metal, the spear was optimized accordingly. As a thrusting weapon, the spear could outperform any shorter weapon: club, axe, sword, or even bayonet. As a throwing instrument, it allowed its owner to hunt the largest predators while remaining out of reach of their fangs and claws.

Thanks to the cold forging technology developed by Cold Steel, highly efficient thrusting and throwing lances can be offered cost-effectively. Each lance features a premium American ash shaft and an SK-5 medium carbon steel point. Like traditional lance points, these have been heat-treated and tempered to spring hardness. This ensures that the lance point bends rather than breaking or splintering, even under heavy impact.

The assegai was designed by the legendary Shaka, king of the Zulu, in the early 19th century. Thanks to its long, wide blade and short shaft, this spear was an excellent thrusting weapon and revolutionized tribal warfare in southern Africa.

Cold Steel's Assegai has the same deadly properties as the original. It's available in both a short (pushing) and long (throwing) shaft. A Secure-Ex® sheath is included.



Details:

- Material: sk-5 carbon steel head, American ash wood shaft
- Total length: approx. 207cm

- Head length: approx. 44 cm

- Head width: approx. 6.3 cm

- Head weight: approx. 363 g

- Blade thickness: approx. 2 mm

- Total weight: approx. 1225 g

- Includes black secure-ex® case

- Cold steel item number: 95es


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