Knobkerries

[graeme gt]

Nothing for ages then two at once .Nice old clubs one a good well carved standard type the other a huge 5" diameter head to heavy to use one handed any ideas guys ?

[Tim Simmons]

Beautiful. The short heavy ones, yours is a real beauty are I believe throwing kerries call "Isimongo" ? "Izimongo" ?

Stuff in this link-
http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=3772&highlight=isimongo

[Tim Simmons]

graeme, I no longer have my "Isimongo" ? it was not that old in my oppinion.

However I do now have one of these, which I am very pleased with. Not decorated like yours, but there was at one time a single brass stud now missing.

[graeme gt]

Hi Tim,I cant go for the throwing idea way to heavy it could be for showing of "call that a club " type thing or for executions, may be wide of the mark with that idea.

[graeme gt]

Where was the stud Tim ?

[Lew]

Tim

Is this an "Isimongo" ?

[graeme gt]

Not convinced about throwing clubs but here are two that could fall into that category .They have large heads showing what a monster the large one is.Thanks for your imput guys.

[Tim Simmons]

Lew that is the very one I had. In the link I said 10cm diameter which I believe is wrong, I made a mistake. Interesting how things travel. I bought it is a junk shop in Warwick, it then went to Sussex south coast and I believe the seller with the orange background pictures is based in Nottingham?

[Lew]

Tim

Funny how things get around it will soon be with me. ;) :)

[Tim Simmons]

graeme,

This is the best I can do. You can see that the hole is not an insect hole. There is on ring in the wood from the head of the stud which is often seen by not always.

Anybody got a spare old stud like that seen on graeme's club?

[Tim Simmons]

Just remembered I have dozens of studs on a broken staff, they do not stick out as far as the ones on graeme's. No harm done just placed in the hole.