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Originally Posted by katana
Hi Gene  ,
yes I've contacted seller (only received the club today) so do not have a reply as yet.
OAL is 30" (76cms), the almost conical head is unusual ....many of the Shillelaghs I have seen tend to have a slightly ofset 'knob' or a 'hammer' type head, also they tend to have the remains of the thorns on the shaft.
Seller, was told that the wood was a form of oak (I checked and found there are oak species in SA) and that a SA friend (of the seller) had apparently ID'ed as Zulu.
I have seen images of 'rough hewn' /hand carved knobkerries ID'ed as Zulu or surrounding tribes ...I will try and find them. But, if I remember correctly none had this 'conical' type head.
Best
David
PS you've been a very busy boy just recently  , love some of your new 'Acquistions' |
Hi David,
76cm would work as a walking stick.
TBH I was thinking of a non-Irish, club/walking stick of the Shillelagh type.
English even?
A folksy rustic whacker!
Could be wrong of course. Just my first impression.
LOL, yeah I've overspent horribly this month!!
