Early 20th C Zulu walking stick ??

graeme gt · 6th July 2010, 03:15 PM

Hi here are my sticks one is more or less the same as yours giving a date is hard as one of mine is dated 1903 but you wouldnt think that to look at it .

katana · 6th July 2010, 03:58 PM

Thank you Wayne and Graeme for your input

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Wayne, I knew that European 'cane fighting' advocated the 'sword-like' use. But, with regards to the Zulu......I have always thought it unusual that there are very few examples of Zulu swords ....and put this down to the fact they used the IKLWA as the medium range weapon of choice. So thought it might be an alien concept (to the Zulu) to brandish a 'wooden' sword.

Graeme, thats a nice selection of 'sticks', thank you for posting them. The 'dated' example (silver ?) does seem to suggest that Zulu sticks were indeed 'brought back' and embellished.
I do know that the late Victorians had a 'facination' with the Zulu ....I would also surmise that a number of Zulu manufactured items were in the kit bags of returning soldiers after the Boer War.

Kind Regards David

Tim Simmons · 6th July 2010, 05:37 PM

Lovely, like big conkers to little boys.

kronckew · 6th July 2010, 06:07 PM

zulu stick fighting:

Linky to youtube

few more videos there.

lots of interesting vids on cane fighting, irish stick fighting, etc.

katana · 9th July 2010, 05:49 PM

Just acquired another stick, not Zulu. Carved head serves as the knob, some impact damage, but still quite nice. Spiralling all done by hand, lots of wear, heavy wood....probably Ebony. Again nicely balanced as a 'sword'. Any ideas as to region would be nice

....thank you

Regards David

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6th July 2010, 03:15 PM	#1
graeme gt Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 97	Hi here are my sticks one is more or less the same as yours giving a date is hard as one of mine is dated 1903 but you wouldnt think that to look at it . Attached Images

6th July 2010, 06:07 PM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,250	zulu stick fighting: Linky to youtube few more videos there. lots of interesting vids on cane fighting, irish stick fighting, etc. Last edited by kronckew; 6th July 2010 at 06:17 PM.

9th July 2010, 05:49 PM	#5
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Just acquired another stick, not Zulu. Carved head serves as the knob, some impact damage, but still quite nice. Spiralling all done by hand, lots of wear, heavy wood....probably Ebony. Again nicely balanced as a 'sword'. Any ideas as to region would be nice ....thank you Regards David . Attached Images

6th July 2010, 03:58 PM	#2
katana Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kent Posts: 2,658	Thank you Wayne and Graeme for your input , Wayne, I knew that European 'cane fighting' advocated the 'sword-like' use. But, with regards to the Zulu......I have always thought it unusual that there are very few examples of Zulu swords ....and put this down to the fact they used the IKLWA as the medium range weapon of choice. So thought it might be an alien concept (to the Zulu) to brandish a 'wooden' sword. Graeme, thats a nice selection of 'sticks', thank you for posting them. The 'dated' example (silver ?) does seem to suggest that Zulu sticks were indeed 'brought back' and embellished. I do know that the late Victorians had a 'facination' with the Zulu ....I would also surmise that a number of Zulu manufactured items were in the kit bags of returning soldiers after the Boer War. Kind Regards David

6th July 2010, 05:37 PM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,891	Lovely, like big conkers to little boys.