Although its primary mission is to be a walking stick to aid one’s balance when crossing uneven, slippery, wet or rough terrain, it can also serve as a pointer, lever, or probe. It will never rot, warp, crack, splinter, swell, shrink, mildew or fade, and it’s ready for all the wear and tear you, and the world, can dish out. This means that, in addition to being unbreakable, it’s also impervious to the elements. However, instead of using a costly exotic hardwood, we’ve made ours out of black Polypropylene. Adapted for the western marketplace, the Cold Steel African Walking Stick features some of the best parts of traditional Zulu Kerries like an undulating shaft, and the traditional geodesic ball grip. The thing that distinguishes the Zulu people most is their fondness for using a Knob Kerrie, or walking stick. Even to this day, a Zulu tribesman is nobody to be trifled with. Then in 1879 the Zulus handed the British one of the most humiliating defeats in history at the battle of Isandlwana, when they annihilated an entire column of 1200 Englishmen(who were supported by artillery and cavalry) and did it with little more than cowhide shields and their Assegais, or short stabbing spears. Shaka, subjugated the vast area of land between the Phongolo and Mzimkhulu rivers and laid the foundations for the Zulu Nation. COLD STEEL CITY STICK AFRICAN WALKING STICK SPECIFICATIONS I tem Number: 91 WAS M aterial: Solid Polypropylene W eight: 25.3oz L ength: 37 H ead: 2 3/4".