Original Australian Aboriginal "Waddy" War Club - Victorian Era Royal Air Force Remains of the Owner's name

Remains of the Owner's name ink can be found on the exterior bottom of the leather casing but requires heavy magnification to read

and the projection at the back

The brass top mount to the scabbard engraved:

This 53" long

Original Australian Aboriginal "Waddy" War Club - Victorian Era Royal Air Force Remains of the Owner's nameOriginal Item: One Only. True antique Aboriginal weapons are very rare. This is a classic example of an Aboriginal War Club known as a "WADDY" or a "NULLA NULLA". The first of these names comes from the Dharuk Aborigines of Port Jackson, Sydney. A waddy is a heavy club constructed of carved timber. Waddies have been used in hand to hand combat, and were capable of splitting a shield, and killing or stunning prey. In addition to this they could be