Original Zulu Wars Victorian Era Selepe Battle Axe Circa 1879 Category_Lock Assembly The cylinder is a period

The cylinder is a period replacement marked 6321

There are more subtle differences as well in the receiver hump and how the trigger rests in its housing

1798 and burnt

or destroyed

the Boer War of 1899-1901

Original Zulu Wars Victorian Era Selepe Battle Axe Circa 1879 Category_Lock Assembly The cylinder is a periodOriginal Item: Only One Available. Almost certainly a British soldier's "bring back" this is a totally original to the period 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. The iron blade measures just over 10" the blade stem being decorated with cross hatching in the steel, mounted on a wood shaft of just over 33" in overall length