Stabbing axe

kronckew · 13th October 2016, 09:16 AM

managed to locate another stabbing axe: shona,swazi,xhosa,tsonga, zulu?

appears to have a diamond x-section. more info when i pick it up.

kronckew · 15th October 2016, 04:23 PM

drove over to pick it up, very close in size to my other isizenze with the asymmetrical forged blade. except this one has some burnt decorations and a diamond cross section to the blade and this one has a peened tang while the other has it bent over to secure it.

haft is 50 cm. long, roughly 2cm. in dia. at the skinny part, 3cm. at the swelled end, 2.5cm. just before the large top part. blade is 39cm. long, 3.5cm. wide at the tang. the tang is about 7mm. thick, blade is distal tapered from the tang to the ends and is diamond cross section. weight is 414 grams (0.913 lb. or 14.6 oz.)

seller found it in a 99p car boot sale toolbox along with a bunch of tools, so he is happy that he made a huge profit, and i was pleased at getting a huge bargain.

fuel to go get it cost about as much as the axe...

colin henshaw · 15th October 2016, 06:19 PM

A nice buy, I like it.

Maybe Tsonga tribe ?

kronckew · 15th October 2016, 07:06 PM

my initial impression was tsonga.

13th October 2016, 09:16 AM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	Stabbing axe managed to locate another stabbing axe: shona,swazi,xhosa,tsonga, zulu? appears to have a diamond x-section. more info when i pick it up. Attached Images Last edited by kronckew; 13th October 2016 at 09:28 AM.

15th October 2016, 04:23 PM	#2
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	drove over to pick it up, very close in size to my other isizenze with the asymmetrical forged blade. except this one has some burnt decorations and a diamond cross section to the blade and this one has a peened tang while the other has it bent over to secure it. haft is 50 cm. long, roughly 2cm. in dia. at the skinny part, 3cm. at the swelled end, 2.5cm. just before the large top part. blade is 39cm. long, 3.5cm. wide at the tang. the tang is about 7mm. thick, blade is distal tapered from the tang to the ends and is diamond cross section. weight is 414 grams (0.913 lb. or 14.6 oz.) seller found it in a 99p car boot sale toolbox along with a bunch of tools, so he is happy that he made a huge profit, and i was pleased at getting a huge bargain. fuel to go get it cost about as much as the axe... Last edited by kronckew; 15th October 2016 at 04:39 PM.

15th October 2016, 06:19 PM	#3
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,430	A nice buy, I like it. Maybe Tsonga tribe ?

15th October 2016, 07:06 PM	#4
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,150	my initial impression was tsonga.