20213 - Senior Zulu Warrior with Axe K&C Vietnam War Many of the details of

Many of the details of the clothing and the equipment of the U

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3 x Legionnaires advancing with their shields to the front and their ‘pilums’ held horizontally forwards

When the rest of the WW2 participants were using bolt-action rifles the GI’s had the advantage of being able to fire off an eight round clip in quick succession without having to move their hands on the rifle and disrupt their firing position and point-of-aim

Many were artfully embellished with intricately carved handles

20213 - Senior Zulu Warrior with Axe K&C Vietnam War Many of the details ofSenior Zulu Warrior with Axe This senior Zulu officer carries the half moon shaped Zulu axe. The iron blade was attached to a straight wooden handle and, when employed in battle, was used primarily as a two handed chopping weapon. Long and shallow in depth, the blade was designed so it could be used to hook an opponents shield exposing the defending warrior to further attack. The long handle was sturdy enough that it could block an opponents strike