Stick, a question of balance

fearn · 6th December 2008, 08:53 PM

Hi Tim,

I'll ask the dumb questions again. Why isn't it a knobkerrie? To me, the wood could be African.

What I'm specifically wondering is if it's from South Africa circa 1970. That would place it in the middle of apartheid Africa, quite possibly from a township. In that environment, I'd have no trouble seeing someone weight the end of his knobkerrie to get the balance right, because he might well be fighting with it, either as part of a gang or for self-defense--or both. A piece of scrap metal that fits the shaft would be perfect for something like this.

Would that interpretation work, or is there something I'm missing?

F

6th December 2008, 08:53 PM	#4
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Hi Tim, I'll ask the dumb questions again. Why isn't it a knobkerrie? To me, the wood could be African. What I'm specifically wondering is if it's from South Africa circa 1970. That would place it in the middle of apartheid Africa, quite possibly from a township. In that environment, I'd have no trouble seeing someone weight the end of his knobkerrie to get the balance right, because he might well be fighting with it, either as part of a gang or for self-defense--or both. A piece of scrap metal that fits the shaft would be perfect for something like this. Would that interpretation work, or is there something I'm missing? F