![ZULU THRUSTING SPEAR ASSEGAI: C.1860s to Zulu War of 1879 period. 54 1/8" length. Wood haft slightly tapered through its length. Woven copper wire wrapped socket. Medially ridged leaf shaped head on long cylindrical bolster with c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982394_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
South African Weapons & Armor
![ZULU THRUSTING SPEAR ASSEGAI: C.1860s to Zulu War of 1879 period. 54 1/8" length. Wood haft slightly tapered through its length. Woven copper wire wrapped socket. Medially ridged leaf shaped head on long cylindrical bolster with c](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982394_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ZULU KNOBKERRY: Zulu War of 1879 period, brought back by an English soldier. 25 1/2" length, the haft slightly tapered. The grip lightly scored and possible wire wrapped originally. Spherical head set with rows of tr](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982396_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ZULU ASSEGAI, ANGLO-ZULU WAR OF 1879: Head only as brought back by British troops who were limited by the size of their "kit" bags. 17 3/4" total length with diamond section leaf shaped point. Finely forged with medial ridge and light too](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982399_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
![ZULU KNOBKERRY, ANGLO-ZULU WAR PERIOD: So-called “killing club” as these were used to maintain order and discipline within the ranks. Short thick proportions with large bulbous head. 19” length. The head with radial checks an](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/1478/330118/177982395_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1715892198)
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![Armed robbers raid South African art museum](https://www.liveauctioneers.com/news/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/2012_1112_SouthAfricanMuseum_lead.jpg)
Armed robbers raid South African art museum
JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Three armed robbers stormed into the Pretoria Art Museum Sunday and made away with around 15 million rands ($1.8 million) worth of artwork, South African media reported. “They pulled out a list and said they were looking for so and so painting which is our old masterpieces,” Daywood Khans, a museum employee […]
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Recovery of South African fossil to be shown live online
JOHANNESBURG (AP) – Archaeologists will stream live footage online as they recover significant parts of an early human skeleton that’s nearly two million years old, the first time the public can participate in the discovery process from their homes, a South African scientist said. Paleontologist Lee Berger told The Associated Press it was valuable to […]
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South African auctions: allegations of sweetheart deals, shill bidding
CAPE TOWN, South Africa – (ACNI) South Africa is a nation of breathtaking beaches, exotic animals and a mind-boggling trove of natural resources, from diamonds and gold to platinum and palladium. It is also a country whose real estate opportunities have captured the attention of investors worldwide, only recently to be rocked by allegations of […]