Original Victorian Zulu Wars Named Selepe Battle Axe with Silver Plaque Recovered from Rorke’s Drift c.1879 Resin Guns and Grenades The scabbard and blade bear

The scabbard and blade bear matching serial numbers 6632 / e

The upper barre band has a great regimental marking: B

and there are two seppa (spacers) that keep the crossguard

and National levels all used different colored piping

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Original Victorian Zulu Wars Named Selepe Battle Axe with Silver Plaque Recovered from Rorke’s Drift c.1879 Resin Guns and Grenades The scabbard and blade bearOriginal 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