Original Victorian Zulu Wars Named Selepe Battle Axe with Silver Plaque Recovered from Rorke’s Drift c.1879 Antique Long Guns but a high quality conversion

but a high quality conversion

and all we can make out is Москва

the 53rd Armored Infantry Battalion

KIRSCHBAUM & CO

the Group carried out more missions in support of ground troops

Original Victorian Zulu Wars Named Selepe Battle Axe with Silver Plaque Recovered from Rorke’s Drift c.1879 Antique Long Guns but a high quality conversionOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is almost certainly a British soldier's "bring back", and is a totally original to the period. It is a ZULU war axe, traditionally referred to as a selepe, carried in the left hand behind the cowhide shield. The short stabbing iklwa spear was carried in the right hand. This example is very nice, and has a 28 1 2" wood haft and an arrow shaped 11" blade head. On the wood haft there is a silver shield shaped plaque