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Henk · 5th June 2006, 02:27 PM

Galvano,

That's a very nice club. It comes from Africa and an old collegue of my who worked as an accountant for the dutch government was sent to Kenia. He brought such a club back home and was very proud of it. At every occasion if you liked it or not he told about it.

Such a club was made from the roots of a tree. The end of the root was strangled by a rope and left alone for a while. Through the rope the knob developped and when it had been there for a time the root was dug up again.
The root was cut off and what left was a club like yours. It is similar to the club of that collegue of mine. He told us that the steel of the club was in the sleeve of a shirt and the knob in the hand. When necesarry the hand was opened and the club felt from the sleeve in the hand, ready for action.

I changed job, so I got lost the clubstory

tsubame1 · 5th June 2006, 03:22 PM

Henk seems right.
It has the same shape of mine. Really heavy and hard wood.
I've purhcased this when in Kenya for a photosafari. It was told to me it is Masai, I would prefer to label mine as "allegedly Masai tourist club".
Yours seems the genuine one.

Lew · 5th June 2006, 04:37 PM

Hi Galvano

I really do not think this is African due to the type of wood and the bark that still is covering it. I would say you have a shillelagh there and not a rungu or a knobkerrie.

Lew

galvano · 5th June 2006, 05:23 PM

Ok for your answers.
Louieblades I do not understand " shillelagh "
Thanks
galvano

Lew · 5th June 2006, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by galvano

Ok for your answers.
Louieblades I do not understand " shillelagh "
Thanks
galvano

A shillelagh is a Irish fighting club.

Lew

galvano · 5th June 2006, 06:13 PM

I would never have believed that in Europe one had used this kind of object
A which time?
galvano

Tim Simmons · 5th June 2006, 06:15 PM

Quite possibly into the early 20th century by some rural rufftytuffty.

5th June 2006, 03:22 PM	#2
tsubame1 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Magenta, Northern Italy Posts: 123	club. Masai ? Henk seems right. It has the same shape of mine. Really heavy and hard wood. I've purhcased this when in Kenya for a photosafari. It was told to me it is Masai, I would prefer to label mine as "allegedly Masai tourist club". Yours seems the genuine one. Attached Images

5th June 2006, 05:23 PM	#4
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	hi all Ok for your answers. Louieblades I do not understand " shillelagh " Thanks galvano

5th June 2006, 06:13 PM	#6
galvano Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 178	europe I would never have believed that in Europe one had used this kind of object A which time? galvano

5th June 2006, 02:27 PM	#1
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	Galvano, That's a very nice club. It comes from Africa and an old collegue of my who worked as an accountant for the dutch government was sent to Kenia. He brought such a club back home and was very proud of it. At every occasion if you liked it or not he told about it. Such a club was made from the roots of a tree. The end of the root was strangled by a rope and left alone for a while. Through the rope the knob developped and when it had been there for a time the root was dug up again. The root was cut off and what left was a club like yours. It is similar to the club of that collegue of mine. He told us that the steel of the club was in the sleeve of a shirt and the knob in the hand. When necesarry the hand was opened and the club felt from the sleeve in the hand, ready for action. I changed job, so I got lost the clubstory

5th June 2006, 04:37 PM	#3
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	Hi Galvano I really do not think this is African due to the type of wood and the bark that still is covering it. I would say you have a shillelagh there and not a rungu or a knobkerrie. Lew

5th June 2006, 06:15 PM	#7
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,884	Quite possibly into the early 20th century by some rural rufftytuffty.