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Lew 30th January 2010 09:44 PM

African club for comment
 
Picked this nice old club today comments are welcome.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

graeme gt 31st January 2010 03:09 PM

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Nice snag Louie i think its more likely to be a stick mine is similar.

katana 31st January 2010 06:34 PM

Hi Lew,
I think the 'nails' (on yours) are hobnails ....they certainly look like them. Probably traded from the European settlers. The domed nails on Graeme's example were/are usually used in furniture making, as a decorative feature to secure the leather/material to wooden frames like, for instance the 'seat pad' on a chair.

Regards David

Lew 20th February 2010 08:58 PM

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Hi All

The club arrived today and it is quite nice with good weight and balance. I may even use it as a walking stick. ;)

Tim Simmons 21st February 2010 03:26 PM

you show me yours------
 
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Nice, looks like you could deliver a jolly good rap to somebodies head with that. Two recent sticks the West African one I got just before Christmas and the South African one just after. The southern stick has a bit of steel tube on the end. Not weapon but interesting especially the carved one.

Lew 21st February 2010 06:25 PM

Tim

Very nice I like the one on the right the best seems Zulu to me.


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