Knobkerries

graeme gt · 23rd July 2010, 05:03 PM

Nothing for ages then two at once .Nice old clubs one a good well carved standard type the other a huge 5" diameter head to heavy to use one handed any ideas guys ?

Tim Simmons · 23rd July 2010, 05:13 PM

Beautiful. The short heavy ones, yours is a real beauty are I believe throwing kerries call "Isimongo" ? "Izimongo" ?

Stuff in this link-
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=isimongo

Tim Simmons · 23rd July 2010, 05:56 PM

graeme, I no longer have my "Isimongo" ? it was not that old in my oppinion.

However I do now have one of these, which I am very pleased with. Not decorated like yours, but there was at one time a single brass stud now missing.

graeme gt · 23rd July 2010, 07:54 PM

Hi Tim,I cant go for the throwing idea way to heavy it could be for showing of "call that a club " type thing or for executions, may be wide of the mark with that idea.

graeme gt · 23rd July 2010, 07:56 PM

Where was the stud Tim ?

Lew · 24th July 2010, 05:18 AM

Tim

Is this an "Isimongo" ?

graeme gt · 24th July 2010, 09:29 AM

Not convinced about throwing clubs but here are two that could fall into that category .They have large heads showing what a monster the large one is.Thanks for your imput guys.

Tim Simmons · 24th July 2010, 04:33 PM

Lew that is the very one I had. In the link I said 10cm diameter which I believe is wrong, I made a mistake. Interesting how things travel. I bought it is a junk shop in Warwick, it then went to Sussex south coast and I believe the seller with the orange background pictures is based in Nottingham?

Lew · 24th July 2010, 05:45 PM

Tim

Funny how things get around it will soon be with me.

Tim Simmons · 24th July 2010, 08:12 PM

graeme,

This is the best I can do. You can see that the hole is not an insect hole. There is on ring in the wood from the head of the stud which is often seen by not always.

Anybody got a spare old stud like that seen on graeme's club?

Tim Simmons · 24th July 2010, 08:33 PM

Just remembered I have dozens of studs on a broken staff, they do not stick out as far as the ones on graeme's. No harm done just placed in the hole.

23rd July 2010, 05:03 PM	#1
graeme gt Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 97	Knobkerries Nothing for ages then two at once .Nice old clubs one a good well carved standard type the other a huge 5" diameter head to heavy to use one handed any ideas guys ? Attached Images

23rd July 2010, 05:13 PM	#2
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	Beautiful. The short heavy ones, yours is a real beauty are I believe throwing kerries call "Isimongo" ? "Izimongo" ? Stuff in this link- http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...light=isimongo Last edited by Tim Simmons; 23rd July 2010 at 05:32 PM.

23rd July 2010, 05:56 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	graeme, I no longer have my "Isimongo" ? it was not that old in my oppinion. However I do now have one of these, which I am very pleased with. Not decorated like yours, but there was at one time a single brass stud now missing. Attached Images

24th July 2010, 05:18 AM	#6
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Tim Is this an "Isimongo" ? Attached Images

24th July 2010, 09:29 AM	#7
graeme gt Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 97	Not convinced about throwing clubs but here are two that could fall into that category .They have large heads showing what a monster the large one is.Thanks for your imput guys. Attached Images

23rd July 2010, 07:54 PM	#4
graeme gt Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 97	Hi Tim,I cant go for the throwing idea way to heavy it could be for showing of "call that a club " type thing or for executions, may be wide of the mark with that idea.

23rd July 2010, 07:56 PM	#5
graeme gt Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 97	Where was the stud Tim ?

24th July 2010, 04:33 PM	#8
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	Lew that is the very one I had. In the link I said 10cm diameter which I believe is wrong, I made a mistake. Interesting how things travel. I bought it is a junk shop in Warwick, it then went to Sussex south coast and I believe the seller with the orange background pictures is based in Nottingham?

24th July 2010, 05:45 PM	#9
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Tim Funny how things get around it will soon be with me.

24th July 2010, 08:12 PM	#10
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	graeme, This is the best I can do. You can see that the hole is not an insect hole. There is on ring in the wood from the head of the stud which is often seen by not always. Anybody got a spare old stud like that seen on graeme's club? Attached Images

24th July 2010, 08:33 PM	#11
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,806	Just remembered I have dozens of studs on a broken staff, they do not stick out as far as the ones on graeme's. No harm done just placed in the hole. Attached Images