Original Zulu War Hardwood Knobkierie - Named and Dated Zululand 1879 Scabbards & Sheaths Wonderful rank badge on right

Wonderful rank badge on right sleeve

After Lady Leith's demise the Attorneys sold the weapons and a quantity of the old family documents to an English Dealer named Herbert Sutcliffe who in turn sold several pieces to a collector named George Strakaty of Vienna

The K-11 Compensating Gun Sight was a late war innovation that used the aircraft altitude and speed with the direct correlation of where the weapon was pointed to calculate the reticle

According to the TM 9-1575

Enamel in good condition

Original Zulu War Hardwood Knobkierie - Named and Dated Zululand 1879 Scabbards & Sheaths Wonderful rank badge on rightOriginal Item: This an incredible part of history. This most interesting original Zulu Knobkierie (also spelled knobkerrie, knopkierie or knobkerry). A fine weapon 25" overall length with mature color, the ball of considerable weight. A named Soldier's bring back, it bares a small oblong silver plaque stating: Pte. J. JONES ZULULAND. 1879 The 24th Regiment of Foot was mainly a Welsh Regiment and was renamed in the Childers Reforms of 1881 as the South