_________________________________ Swazi shield (sihlangu) and battle club (sagila):
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Swazi warrior carrying his equipment: Notice the shorter spear ( lijozi ), and the longer spear ( sikhali sekujijimeta ) under the shield ( sihlangu ):
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Swazi warrior (lijaha) with the swazi battle axe (sizeze)
________________________________________ Western Sahel | commonly called Mandinka sword
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Those Azande-Congo throwing knives...you really have to appreciate it's design, a weapon that will always find its mark.
btw Firewall I forget, was cell25 the South African from historum or am I confusing you with something else?
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Now as I understand it the cowhide shields of the Zulu were purely offensive weapons right? Designed to get an enemy off balance so his chest would be exposed to a few dozen stabbings courtesy of the ikwla
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quote:Originally posted by PreColonialAfrica13: Now as I understand it the cowhide shields of the Zulu were purely offensive weapons right? Designed to get an enemy off balance so his chest would be exposed to a few dozen stabbings courtesy of the ikwla
Most shields can act as offensive weapons as wells as defensive depending upon the size, shape, and construction.
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I've been curious but does anyone have any info on African swordsmanship? You hear about Asian and European but never African.
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