African Walking Stick

Enjoy African Walking Stick

African walking stick - knobkierrie

The Zulus are one of South Africa's most militant ethnic groups. In the early 19th century, the Zulu king Shaka conquered a large area between the Pongola and Umzimkhulu rivers, laying the foundations of the Zulu nation. At the Battle of Isandhlwana in 1879, the Zulus inflicted one of the most ignominious defeats on the British in history when, fighting with little more than cowhide shields ( isihlangus ) and their short, stabbing spears ( assegais ), they annihilated an entire British column of 1,200 men (supported by artillery and cavalry).

The Zulus are characterized by their preference for the so-called knobkierrie (also called simply kerrie ), which is used both as a walking stick and a walking stick. These handmade sticks are mostly made from local hardwoods, such as wild olive, buckthorn ( rose ivory ), or kudu bush, and are topped with a distinctive spherical knob.

The Cold Steel® African walking stick, adapted for the Western market, features some of the best features of traditional Zulu kerries , such as the scalloped shaft and classic geodesic pommel. However, it was crafted from black polypropylene instead of expensive exotic hardwood. This means it's not only indestructible but also weather-resistant. It won't rot, warp, crack, splinter, swell, shrink, mold, or fade. Although primarily designed as a walking stick, it can also serve as a pointer, crowbar, or goad, and can even act as a self-defense tool in an emergency.

Details:

- Material: polypropylene, black

- Total length: approx. 94cm

- Weight: approx. 717 g

- Thickness: approx. 7cm (knob), 4.4cm (shaft base), 3.2cm (shaft tip)

- Cold steel® article number: 91was



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