Root Ball headed club...is it African ??

Henk · 31st October 2010, 10:07 PM

David,

That colleague told me how they used that club. The steel was hidden in the sleeve while the knob was resting in the hand. By trouble they releaved the knob and the steel slipped out the sleeve into the hand. It was not in the first place ment as a throwing weapon, although you can throw with everything if necesarry. But it was in the first place an easily portable 'self defence' weapon. Although he wasn't very handy with it, he showed me how it worked when he brought the club with him to the office.

About the age i cann't tell you a thing. But patina can give an estimation about age indeed. What i understood from my colleague is that they still grow or cultivate these clubs today.

31st October 2010, 10:07 PM	#6
Henk Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,209	David, That colleague told me how they used that club. The steel was hidden in the sleeve while the knob was resting in the hand. By trouble they releaved the knob and the steel slipped out the sleeve into the hand. It was not in the first place ment as a throwing weapon, although you can throw with everything if necesarry. But it was in the first place an easily portable 'self defence' weapon. Although he wasn't very handy with it, he showed me how it worked when he brought the club with him to the office. About the age i cann't tell you a thing. But patina can give an estimation about age indeed. What i understood from my colleague is that they still grow or cultivate these clubs today.