Original Victorian Zulu Wars Named Selepe Battle Axe with Silver Plaque Recovered from Rorke’s Drift c.1879 Category_MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Upper Palatinate and Upper Franconia

Upper Palatinate and Upper Franconia

Watch case is 30mm

June 6th 1944

This example has been demilitarized according to specifications by the BATF

Original Victorian Zulu Wars Named Selepe Battle Axe with Silver Plaque Recovered from Rorke’s Drift c.1879 Category_MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Upper Palatinate and Upper FranconiaOriginal 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