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14th April 2007, 04:43 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: Kent
Posts: 2,658
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Hi Lew,
congrats looks to be a fantastic functional axe. I have to agree with the view that this is not Zulu......many 'Zulu' axes seem to be Shona...whether these were gifts or war trophies seem unclear. I have found no reference to the use of an axe in battle...during the Zulu wars. However, I am wondering whether pre-Shaka (and the use of the 'shortened' spear) ...this type of weapon (an axe such as yours) may have been used instead, as a 'medium/short range' weapon. 
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21st April 2007, 08:16 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: East Coast USA
Posts: 3,191
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Hi All
The axe arrived today. I had to straighten the tip back to true and clean it lightly with 0000 steel wool to get some white paint splatters off. A small amount of polish and here it is.  The blade was a bit rusty so some steel wool a WD-40 cleaned it up nice without messing up the patina on the blade.Lew |
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21st April 2007, 09:00 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Italia
Posts: 1,243
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Congratulations Lew, the patination on the handle is simply great!!!!!
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21st April 2007, 10:51 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: France
Posts: 473
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Yes fantastic patina !
Luc |
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