A sword for Durnford ?

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Hi all

What exactly was the arming of Durnford at Isandhlwana ?

For example he had a sword ?

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Pascal

Posts : 2008 Join date : 2011-08-01 Age : 27

Revolver and hunting knife, his sword was in his waggon and is now on display at the RE museum.

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Posts : 947 Join date : 2011-10-21 Location : Algoa Bay

Hi Db15,

One of the Zulu account's I think Mehlogozulu's , recounts Durnford, in the last stand, swinging his sword at his attackers with gusto and the blade flashing in the afternoon sun.
So, ....... if that is correct, the sword could not have been in his wagon ?. Besides which, all the wagons were looted.

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barry

Posts : 2593 Join date : 2009-04-24

Mehlogozulu also mentioned regarding Durnford that he would try and get the sabra back. But have seen nothing since to say it was return.

Guest

Hello and thank you to all three

Oh, what misery, even with the primary sources we are sure of nothing ...

So for more important issues, you can imagine the errors made by historians and peddled for 133 years !

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Pascal

Subject: Re: A sword for Durnford ? Fri May 11, 2012 6:57 am

There was a statement, possibly by Davies that he saw Durnford on/near the firing line with his servant alongside who was carrying the sword.

Posts : 2008 Join date : 2011-08-01 Age : 27

Barry were's the Zulu report ?

CTSG who says that it was Durnfords sword ?

Pascal

Re Office
Fort Napier
Natal
11.3.80

Sword and belt taken from waggon left on the field of isandlwana. Regognized as belonging to the
late Col. Durnford Re.The scabbered is missing. The sword is the one worn by Col. Durnford before
he bacme a F.O.

E. Harding

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Guest

Thank you again, luckily I finally 3 figures representing Durnford, two with swords (one on foot with sword in right hand ), and one without, but none possesses dagger ...

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Pascal

Posts : 705 Join date : 2012-05-05

Quote :: CTSG who says that it was Durnfords sword

I'm assuming that CTSG suggested that because the Zulu inquestion was discussing Durnford when it was mentioned.

Guest

Oh, what misery, even with the primary sources we are sure of nothing ...

So for more important issues, you can imagine the errors made by historians and peddled for 133 years !

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Pascal

Posts : 2008 Join date : 2011-08-01 Age : 27

Pascal

Durnford used his knife to clear the carbines of his men when they jammed, so he was carrying one of those.

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Posts : 2593 Join date : 2009-04-24

DB. He carried a pocket knife. Not a Dagger!!

Guest

Thank you for helping me to both

So this knife was not visible, it was not in holsters on his belt, when he used it not, is not it!

In fact it was a pocket knife, not a weapon,, is not it!

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Pascal

Posts : 2008 Join date : 2011-08-01 Age : 27

He carried both.

Guest

You must be sure of that, I do not misrepresent my 3 Durnford.
figurines.

His dagger is sometimes represented on the back of his left hip in his cases ... It is that?

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Pascal

Posts : 2008 Join date : 2011-08-01 Age : 27

Durnford descibes his apperence in a letter to his family as this

"Boots, Spurs dark cord breaches, serge patrol jacket, broad beltover the shoulders and one round
the waist, to the former attached a revolver and to the latter a hunting knife and ammuntion pouch. A
wide-awake soft felt hat with wide brim, one side turned up and a crimson turnban wound around the hat."

His pocket knife was in his mess jacket pocket, out of sight.

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Guest

So was his dagger on the left front of his belt Salute

Pascal

Posts : 1261 Join date : 2010-04-12

Quote :: Durnford descibes his apperence in a letter to his family as this
"Boots, Spurs dark cord breaches, serge patrol jacket, broad beltover the shoulders and one round
the waist, to the former attached a revolver and to the latter a hunting knife and ammuntion pouch. A
wide-awake soft felt hat with wide brim, one side turned up and a crimson turnban wound around the hat."
His pocket knife was in his mess jacket pocket, out of sight.
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Ok where's the Dagger. If your referring to his hunting knife. It's a totally different weapon all together.

Quote :: His pocket knife was in his mess jacket pocket, out of sight.

So he had his mess jacket on at Isandlwana.

Guest

But no, if he used it, he was in on it ... But where?

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Pascal

Posts : 2308 Join date : 2010-07-02 Age : 44

He would have worn it on the side of his good arm.

Posts : 2008 Join date : 2011-08-01 Age : 27

His pocket knife was in his mess waist coat pocket, Norris-Newman saw Shepstone remove it from there.

Guest

And his dagger is on the left front of his belt ?

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Pascal

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