20217 - Zulu Warrior Attacking with Knobkerrie, 1879 First Legion - Wild West two years later

two years later

When on duty a crimson silk sash was worn around the waist and a gilt gorges was worn at the neck

and this soldier carries a British army pattern knapsack and a Confederate manufactured tin drum canteen

The M1941/M1943 field jackets worn by most troops were shorter and more practical than the M1938 (they allowed the wearer to be more mobile)

also known as Curly and Bull Half White

20217 - Zulu Warrior Attacking with Knobkerrie, 1879 First Legion - Wild West two years laterZulu Warrior Attacking with Knobkerrie, 1879 The knobkerrie, or iwisa club, was a significant weapon to the Zulu warrior and as simple as it seems, it required extra practice and strength to wield effectively. The club is, after all, an uncomplicated weapon, a stick with a weighted head. But to drop a crushing strike requires more moving parts than an outside observer would think. To deliver a deathblow the attacker would draw back the weapon with a