African weapons

thumb|An askari guard at an Allied air training school at [[AFB Waterkloof, Pretoria, South Africa, January 1943]] An assegai or assagai is a polearm used for throwing, usually a light spear or javelin made up of a wooden handle with an iron tip.

300px|thumb|A display of Zulu people|Zulu knobkerries (foreground) A knobkerrie, also spelled knobkerry, knobkierie, and knopkierie (Afrikaans), is a form of wooden club, used mainly in Southern Africa and Eastern Africa. Typically they have a large knob at one end and can be used for clubbing an enemy's head. For the various peoples who use them, they often have marked cultural significance. Being able to carry the knobkerrie has also had a political dimension, especially in South Africa.

The sjambok (), or litupa, is a heavy leather whip. It is traditionally made from adult hippopotamus or rhinoceros hide, but it is also commonly made out of plastic.

thumb|A mambele sickle sword at the British Museum. thumb|Variations of the mambele across the top row A mambele is a form of hybrid knife/axe in central and southern Africa, originating from a curved throwing dagger used by the Mangbetu. thumb|right|A selection of mambele throwing knives in the British Museum

The Moukahla () or moukalla was a type of musket widely used in North Africa, produced by many tribes, clans and nations.

Traditional cowhide shield used in southeastern Africa

An ikul or ikula is a knife or a short sword of the Kuba of the Democratic Republic of Congo. thumb|150px|Ikul knife

A sengese is a throwing knife of the Matakam from northeastern Nigeria or northern Cameroon. thumb|Sengese from Cameroon thumb|Sengese blade

Traditional weapon from the Congo

thumb|Trumbash with an ivory handle A trumbash or trombash is a Mangbetu throwing knife from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

An onzil (or osele or musele) is a throwing knife of ethnic groups from eastern Gabon (Kota, Fang, Mbété). thumb|Onzil from eastern Gabon

African curved execution sword

thumb|Glagwa shield A Glagwa is a bell-shaped shield of the Wandala peoples of northern Cameroon.