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To: mondonico

This article mentions some sort of Zulu weapon used on the Brits called an assegai. Does anybody know what it is?


6 posted on 04/16/2007 2:47:53 PM PDT by sasportas
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To: sasportas

it’s a short thrusting spear, not to be confused with the long spears carried by the greeks.


7 posted on 04/16/2007 5:21:39 PM PDT by bravo whiskey (everybody's shot. drive the truck)
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To: sasportas

http://www.mwart.com/xq/ASP.product/pid.1781/qx/assegai-with-short-shaft.htm


8 posted on 04/16/2007 5:37:13 PM PDT by Cheburashka ( World's only Spatula City certified spatula repair and maintenance specialist!!!)
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