Dating to the Zulu War period and before, acquired by a visitor or British colonial in 1926 with silver escutcheon attached and engraved TUCELA S. A. 1926.
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A masterwork of the blacksmith’s art. Made of eleven separate elements...
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Transitional period with fully developed wasp waisted blade with raised medial flat and offset edges within bands of incised lines.
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Mid 19th century. Large example in its fully developed form. 9 3/4” blade of particularly wide proportions and characteristic form. Shows it crisp detail with original finish, interspersed with speckles and small islands of pitting.
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Characteristic form with broader blade edge flanking 7 incised line band. High raised medial. The field with two lines of ten decorative holes, punched in and each off-circular.
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Fischer #360. Second half of the 19th century. 16 1/8” sharply tapered d.e. iron blade well forged with medial ridge flanked by slightly concave faces. Wood grip and scabbard, carved from a single piece for continuity of color and grain.
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With distinct battle mark! Second half of the 19th century. 9 1/2” leaf shaped blade of offset section, shows forged finish, a little pitting and unusual transverse sword or axe cut about 1/4” long to the forte.
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Second half of the 19th century. Wood hilt well carved with intricate deep hound’s tooth and geometric incising to the grip, both decorative and improving purchase.
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Mid 19th century. Finely forged iron blade, 17 5/8” length with flared bolster in addorsed sets of three steps with beveled edge and elongated leaf shaped blade continuing the beveled edges.
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19th century of large proportions. 27 3/8” length with finely forged 20 3/8” blade of spatulate form. The base flared. Raised edge medial with lines of abutted punches along the raised edges.
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Second half of the 19th century. 17 1/2” flared base spatulate blade with lines of abutting punches flanking the medial. Hide covered grip with flared base, the lower segment wrapped with trade wire.
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C.1850-70. Classic example with finely forged large head with swelled bottom pierced with two holes, and raised flat medial with thickened terminal. Stepped edges sharpened for slicing. Trade copper band and slender dark wood shaft. 62” length.
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C.1850-80. 68 3/4”length with very skillfully forged iron head of elongated leaf form with triple crested medial rising at the point , two pairs of holes to the base and polished edge flanking the black forged medial.
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Cast bronze, 2 7/8” width, replicating the African made examples. Used for the purchase of slaves in West Africa. Value one slave. Shipwreck recovery.
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Cast bronze, 2 5/8” width. Used for the purchase of slaves in West Africa, initially at one per slave, later as many as 15 per slave. Shipwreck recovery.
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Extremely rare relic of slavery. Used to beat the palms of the hands which are particularly sensitive.
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Single leg iron as was used with a connecting link to form the “train” of slaves when they were shackled in large groups, when they were captured, transported on slave ships or sold.
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18th century. Each forged with a large eye terminal.
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Made for the slave caravans in Africa in the 19th century.
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Varying from the norm in virtually every detail. 25 3/4” length. The blade though approximately spatulate, of asymmetrical form with distinct hook to the tip and inside edge straighter than the outside.
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Made for the slave caravans in Africa in the 19th century.
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Made for the slave caravans in Africa in the 19th century.
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Made for the slave caravans in Africa in the 19th century.
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Made for the slave caravans in Africa in the 19th century.
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Used in tribal warfare which was waged for the purpose of capturing slaves.
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By the end of the 18th century, colonization in North and South America as well as the Caribbean had created an almost unquenchable demand for slaves.
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Early 19th century. See Stone Fig.739 #9.
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Early 19th century. See Stone Fig.739 #9.
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See Transatlantic Slavery, fig.42. Brass pans, 2” diameter with incised central circle and brass balance beam with remnants of chain connectors for the plant fiber strings, now perished.
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The very heart of the slave trade! Distinctive form with incised horn grip flanked by symmetrical guard and pommel, each of geometrically tooled brass with applied base band.
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