Film Zulu. Lieutenant John Chard: The army doesn't like more than one disaster in a day. Bromhead: Looks bad in the newspapers and upsets civilians at their breakfast.
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Subject: Re: It's a Zulu Shield Sun Mar 30, 2014 8:48 pm
Very helpful John, thank you. clearly Charlie Ross does not know his Nguni from his Bantu.
Ebsworth
Posts : 35 Join date : 2012-11-12 Age : 75 Location : North Wales and Southern Spain
Subject: Re: It's a Zulu Shield Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:14 am
And sold for £1100! More worrying than Charlie Ross maybe is the auctioneer who at least knows that Zulu shields are normally cow-hide but thinks this must be "ceremonial" (and therefore special, presumably) because it's zebra????
Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: It's a Zulu Shield Mon Mar 31, 2014 8:43 am
Im definitely going into business. Shield and Spear in Zululand GBP70.00 Sell for GBP 1000.00, hummmmmm ( For an extra GBP10 I will write 'Found at Rorkes Drift' , in felt tip.) Can anyone store a container in their garden for me????
Ebsworth
Posts : 35 Join date : 2012-11-12 Age : 75 Location : North Wales and Southern Spain
Subject: Re: It's a Zulu Shield Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:26 pm
Jeez. That all they cost? If I'd known that I'd have brought one back as a prop for my launch events
Frank Allewell
Posts : 8572 Join date : 2009-09-21 Age : 77 Location : Cape Town South Africa
Subject: Re: It's a Zulu Shield Mon Mar 31, 2014 3:55 pm
R 1300.00 at Elands Kraal, 90th says he's stocking up.