cold steel 91was african walking stick
walking stick african manufacture id 91was the zulus are perhaps the fiercest most combative tribe in all south africa in the early 1800s the zulu king shaka subjugated the vast area of land between the phongolo and mzimkhulu rivers and laid the foundations for the zulu nation then in 1879 the zulus handed the british one of the most humiliating defeats in history at the battle of isandlwana when they annihilated an entire column of 1200 englishmen who were supported by artillery and cavalry and did it with little more than cowhide shields and their assegais or short stabbing spears even to this day a zulu tribesman is nobody to be trifled with the thing that distinguishes the zulu people most is their fondness for using a knob kerrie or walking stick our president lynn c thompson who regularly hunts in south africa has amassed an impressive collection of these handmade sticks most of them are made from indigenous african hardwoods like wild olive pink ivory and red bush willow and are topped with a distinctive ball or knob adapted for the western marketplace the cold steel african walking stick features some of the best parts of traditional zulu kerries like an undulating shaft and the traditional geodesic ball grip however instead of using a costly exotic hardwood weve made ours out of black polypropylene this means that in addition to being unbreakable its also impervious to the elements it will never rot warp crack splinter swell shrink mildew or fade and its ready for all the wear and tear you and the world can dish out although its primary mission is to be a walking stick to aid ones balance when crossing uneven slippery wet or rough terrain it can also serve as a pointer lever or probe it also makes a formidable tool for self defense in an emergency specifications length 37 weight 25 3oz head 2 3 4 diam 1 base 1 3 4 neck material solid polyproylene warranty cold steel stands behind their knives 100 % the fixed blade sheath knives have a five year warranty to the original owner against defects in materials or workmanship the folding knives are warranted for one year sku gs42625
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