Original Victorian Era Zulu War Iklwa Short Spear U.S. Helmets/Hats Original Item: On first deployment

Original Item: On first deployment to North Africa in 1941

what is now the Ukraine

The cap has a cotton twill covered

They were already mounted on grey horses by this stage and were already being referred to as the Grey Dragoons

Original Victorian Era Zulu War Iklwa Short Spear U.S. Helmets/Hats Original Item: On first deploymentOriginal Item: Only One Available Under Shaka Zulu, the Zulu warrior carried a short stabbing spear with an approximate 8 10 inch blade over 1. 5 inches wide fastened with wrapping to a 30 long wooden shaft. The ZULU IKLWA is a shorter style assegai. This weapon was known as the iklwa or ixwa for the sound that was heard as it was withdrawn from the victim's wound. Made famous in the Zulu Wars of South Africa, as seen in the films Zulu and Zulu Dawn