SFA067 - Zulu -Fighting with Spear Papau New Guinea Because aiming was so imprecise

Because aiming was so imprecise

Carefully sculpted to convey both movement and emotion

A trooper in this regiment would have seen some of the most intense colonial and frontier conflicts of the era

Whether accompanying armoured vehicles or positioned among advancing infantry

the Indus Valley

SFA067 - Zulu -Fighting with Spear Papau New Guinea Because aiming was so impreciseThis striking miniature depicts a Zulu warrior charging into battle with his traditional spear (iklwa), representing the fierce close quarter combat style of the Zulu Kingdom during the Anglo Zulu War of 1879. The Zulu warriors primary weapon was the famous iklwa, a short stabbing spear introduced during the military reforms of King Shaka Zulu in the early 19th century. Unlike the longer throwing spears used by earlier generations, the iklwa was