Original Victorian Zulu Wars Named Selepe Battle Axe with Silver Plaque Recovered from Rorke’s Drift c.1879 Category_MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Watch case is 30mm

Watch case is 30mm

is sometimes considered

Helmets in this condition and color are extremely rare: it is almost unissued

There is a second grouping of photographs (17) mostly 8" X 10" showing George Winsted at the Alamo and San Antonio dated December 1944

June 6th 1944

Original Victorian Zulu Wars Named Selepe Battle Axe with Silver Plaque Recovered from Rorke’s Drift c.1879 Category_MG 34 Bolt & Barrel Assembly Watch case is 30mmOriginal 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