assegai
Sign in to savethumb|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.
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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.
==Area of use== The use of various types of the assegai was widespread all over Africa and it was the most common weapon used before the introduction of firearms. The Zulu, Xhosa, and other Nguni tribes of South Africa were renowned for their use of the assegai.