Old African Style Walking Stick?

Tim Simmons · 28th September 2006, 08:53 AM

That is quite a stick. You need balls to walk around with that. I should think it was made for a European. Some better pictures would help to get an idea of scale. Is the elephant knob massive? is it fine and light weight? even if it is rather long it may have been a swagger stick for a military top brass.

Bill M · 28th September 2006, 10:33 AM

Nice catch Lew. I saw it also and was gonna bid, but didn't get around to it. You and I have similar tastes.

Glad that you got it!

Cong

Would like to see some close-ups when you get it.

Lew · 28th September 2006, 10:05 PM

I spoke with the seller and he says that the stick is quite heavy and dense. That sounds good to me. I should have it sometime late next week I hope

Lew

Lew · 7th October 2006, 05:33 PM

The stick arrived today and it's a beauty. Here are some pics of the elephant which maybe an Indian and not African one. The wood is African though like what they use to make knobkerries.

Lew

Mapico1 · 7th October 2006, 10:53 PM

Hi again Lew,
looks like an Indian elephant,with the small ears and the blanket on his back.......let's see.....An Indian working in Africa.....came across a Shoona knobkerrie......felt home-sick.......and carved out an "Indian"elephant....

Oh,title is elephant in Dutch

Lew · 7th October 2006, 11:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Mapico1

Hi again Lew,
looks like an Indian elephant,with the small ears and the blanket on his back.......let's see.....An Indian working in Africa.....came across a Shoona knobkerrie......felt home-sick.......and carved out an "Indian"elephant....

Oh,title is elephant in Dutch

Danny

Good guess but I think the story goes like this a British retired officer from Rorkes Drift brought back a knobkerrie and was relocated to India as a local Governor and had the elephant carved out of it and used it to help him walk due to the the fact he was wounded in the leg at that battle

Boy oh boy I should sell that story on ebay

Lew

7th October 2006, 05:33 PM	#4
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	The stick arrived today and it's a beauty. Here are some pics of the elephant which maybe an Indian and not African one. The wood is African though like what they use to make knobkerries. Lew Attached Images

7th October 2006, 10:53 PM	#5
Mapico1 Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 86	olifant Hi again Lew, looks like an Indian elephant,with the small ears and the blanket on his back.......let's see.....An Indian working in Africa.....came across a Shoona knobkerrie......felt home-sick.......and carved out an "Indian"elephant.... Oh,title is elephant in Dutch

28th September 2006, 08:53 AM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,843	That is quite a stick. You need balls to walk around with that. I should think it was made for a European. Some better pictures would help to get an idea of scale. Is the elephant knob massive? is it fine and light weight? even if it is rather long it may have been a swagger stick for a military top brass.

28th September 2006, 10:33 AM	#2
Bill M Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: USA Georgia Posts: 1,599	Nice catch Lew. I saw it also and was gonna bid, but didn't get around to it. You and I have similar tastes. Glad that you got it! Cong Would like to see some close-ups when you get it.

28th September 2006, 10:05 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	I spoke with the seller and he says that the stick is quite heavy and dense. That sounds good to me. I should have it sometime late next week I hope Lew