https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/ products in category Zulu War en Berliner Zinnfiguren Sun, 14 Jun 2026 22:37:44 +0200 Berliner Zinnfiguren info@zinnfigur.com (Hans-Günther Scholtz) https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/wave_bz/img/logo_pe.png https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/ https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Casualty-Falling-Backward-1879.html Wed, 20 May 2026 07:05:11 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20225.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5> https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Casualty-Falling-Backward-1879.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Warrior-Urging-Men-Forward-1879.html Wed, 20 May 2026 07:05:11 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20224.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5> https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Warrior-Urging-Men-Forward-1879.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Casualty-Set-1879.html Wed, 20 May 2026 07:05:11 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20226.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5> https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Casualty-Set-1879.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Here-You-Go-Lad.html Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:25:41 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20221.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>Chaplin Smith Distributing Ammunition, 1879.<br><br>Reverend George Smith served as a missionary in South Africa before the Anglo-Zulu War. However, he is best remembered for his part in the famous defence of Rorkes Drift during 22-23 January 1879 which won him the praise of several officers involved in that action in their reports. As an assistant army chaplain, and therefore a non- combatant, Smith played a supportive role in the defence, where he distributed ammunition to the soldiers manning the barricades and after the war was often referred to as Ammunition Smith. As an assistant army chaplain, and therefore technically a civilian, Smith was not entitled to receive a campaign medal or other award for his part in the defence. Instead he was offered, and accepted, a position as a regular army chaplain. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Here-You-Go-Lad.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/You-will-Be-Fine-Man.html Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:25:41 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20220.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>Surgeon Reynolds Attending Commissary Dalton's Wounds, 1879.<br><br>Both Surgeon Reynolds and Commissary Dalton were awarded the Victoria cross for their actions during the defense of Rorkes Drift. Reynolds, a Surgeon in the Army Medical Department was awarded for: For the conspicuous bravery, during the attack at Rorkes Drift on the 22nd and 23rd January, 1879, which he exhibited in his constant attention to the wounded under fire, and in his voluntarily conveying ammunition from the store to the defenders of the Hospital, whereby he exposed himself to a cross-fire from the enemy both in going and returning. Commissary Dalton received his award in 1880 and it read: For his conspicuous gallantry during the attack on Rorkes Drift post by the Zulus on the night of the 22nd January 1879, when he actively superintended the work of the defence, and was amongst the foremost of those who received the first attack at the corner of the hospital, where the deadliness of his fire did great execution, and the mad rush of the Zulus met with its first check, and where, by his cool courage, he saved the life of a man of the Army Hospital Corps, by shooting the Zulu who having seized the muzzle of the mans rifle, was in the act of assegaing him. This officer, to whose energy much of the defence of the place was due, was severely wounded during the contest, but still continued to give the same example of cool courage. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/You-will-Be-Fine-Man.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Warrior-Counting-Rifles-No-2-1879.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:45:10 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20216.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>War drums are intimidating and can produce strong psychological effect on the opposing forces. In lieu of frontline percussion, warriors would strike their weapon against their shields. When hammered in unison, 1,000 spear butts against 1,000 shields would generate a powerful and terrifying racket - a very clear way of showing your adversary your animus and intent. This warriors shield was made of dried and stretched cowhide, giving it a drum-like tonal quality when struck. Its low frequency timbre would travel great distances before falling on the enemys ears. <br><br>Conversely, this was also a way for warriors to salute their foes or fellow braves. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Warrior-Counting-Rifles-No-2-1879.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Warrior-Attacking-with-Knobkerrie-1879.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:45:10 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20217.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>The knobkerrie, or iwisa club, was a significant weapon to the Zulu warrior and as simple as it seems, it required extra practice and strength to wield effectively. The club is, after all, an uncomplicated weapon, a stick with a weighted head. But to drop a crushing strike requires more moving parts than an outside observer would think. To deliver a deathblow the attacker would draw back the weapon with a deliberate speed, unhurried and smooth, fully extending his arm and opening up the body. On the downstroke he would step into the swing, using the lower body to generate power. He maintains a constant balance and seamlessly lands the knobkerries head on the intended target. No small feat in the hurly-burly of battle. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Warrior-Attacking-with-Knobkerrie-1879.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Warrior-Counting-Rifles-No-1-1879.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:45:10 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20210.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead: Adendorff, whats wrong with them? Why dont they fight? <br>Adendorff: Theyre counting your guns. <br>Lieutenant John Chard: What?! <br>Adendorff: Cant you see that old boy up on the hill? Hes counting your guns. Testing your firing power with the lives of his warriors.<br><br>Of course, this did not happen in the way depicted in the movie Zulu. Despite the fact that many warriors faced death in battle willingly, even eagerly, they would have been cautious when putting themselves in harms way. In actuality, most of the rounds fired by the British at distance either missed them completely or simply wounded the Zulus. About 2/3 of the Zulus killed in the battle died of a bayonet to the head. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Warrior-Counting-Rifles-No-1-1879.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/We-Must-Hold-That-Wall-Lieutenant-Gonville-Bromhead-and-24th-Foot-Bugler.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:45:10 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20219.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>After a British defeat at the day-long Battle of Isandlwana, 22 January 1879, the attack on the Mission Station at Rorkes Drift began that afternoon. Of the handful of junior officers at the Drift, only lieutenants John Chard and Gonville Bromhead were qualified for a front-line command. Bromhead had more combat experience and was senior by three years of service. Throughout the battle both Chard and Bromhead were aware of the need to be conspicuous to encourage their men, despite the obvious risks. When a series of Zulu attacks drove the defenders back from the barricades in front of the hospital, Bromhead gathered a flying column and made a bayonet charge driving the Zulus out. Chard and Bromhead were among the 11 members of the garrison to be awarded the Victoria Cross. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/We-Must-Hold-That-Wall-Lieutenant-Gonville-Bromhead-and-24th-Foot-Bugler.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Ammo-Man-Lieutenant-John-Chard-and-24th-Foot-OR-Handing-Off-Ammo.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:45:10 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20218.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>On 22 January, 32-year-old lieutenant John Rouse Merriott Chard set out for Rorkes Drift with the news that Zulus had been spotted moving on the British camp at Isandlwana. Chards engineers eye was crucial. He decided to defend the Drift; it was a wise decision since any attempt to retreat would undoubtedly have exposed the men to a Zulu attack on the open veldt. He directed that a line of barricades be run in front of the post. His soldiers would be sheltered by a wall of mealie bags and biscuit boxes above their own head height. This put the Zulu warriors fighting with close-quarter weapons at a fatal disadvantage. The battle had cost the lives of approximately 600 Zulus, while just 17 British soldiers were killed - a testament to the effectiveness of Chards barricades. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Ammo-Man-Lieutenant-John-Chard-and-24th-Foot-OR-Handing-Off-Ammo.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/British-24th-Foot-Cheering-No-1-1879.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:45:10 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20215.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>A cry of "Huzzah for the company!" rings loud after a desperate struggle against a determined foe vanquished. The origin of the exclamation "huzzah" is not certain, but was probably influenced by war cries from various languages including Norse, Dutch, Russian, and Prussian. The Oxford English Dictionary notes that in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was identified as a sailors cheer or salute, possibly related to words like heeze and hissa, which are cognates of hoist. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, three huzzahs were given by British infantry before a bayonet charge, as a way of building morale. In Richard Holmes book Redcoat: The British Soldier in the Age of Horse and Musket he indicates that two short huzzahs, followed by a third sustained one, were sounded as the charge was carried out. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/British-24th-Foot-Cheering-No-1-1879.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/British-24th-Foot-standing-alert-1879.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:45:10 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20214.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>A military deception is an attempt by any fighting unit to gain an advantage during battle by misleading an adversary into taking action (or inaction) that creates favorable conditions for the deceiving force. The Zulu army famously employed the "Horns of the Buffalo" feint to lure the opposition into a predetermined killing zone and annihilate them. The ruse would cause the enemy to concentrate its resources to an unfavorable location at an inopportune time. This soldier is in the middle of one such deception but is still tasked with the specific mission of personal force protection. It is vitally important he maintain situational awareness even if he finds his particular situation bleak. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/British-24th-Foot-standing-alert-1879.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/24th-Foot-Defending-with-Bayonet-No-3-1879.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:45:10 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20211.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>The 22" Common socket bayonet was gruesomely nicknamed "The Lunger" by the men in the field. The bayonet was purely a stabbing weapon - it had no sharp edges, except for the point - and its triangular design made it a particularly nasty instrument for those unlucky enough to come up against it. Frequently misidentified as the Pattern 76, the official designation was the "Bayonet Common Long" and was marked with the War Department stamp, and Enfield inspection marks (after July 1882 socket bayonets were also marked with the date of manufacture). The majority of the Common bayonets were manufactured by the Royal Small Arms factory Enfield, however the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA), produced 5,000 in the 1877 production year. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/24th-Foot-Defending-with-Bayonet-No-3-1879.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Helping-my-Comrade-Two-British-24th-Foot.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:40:11 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20209.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>At about 4:20 p.m., the battle of Rorkes Drift had begun. By 2:00 a.m. the next day the majority of the fighting had ended - harassing fire from the Zulu rifles lasted until 4:00 a.m. Some 11 hours later, it was finally over. The garrison had sustained 14 dead, two more were mortally wounded and eight more were seriously wounded. Every man had some kind of wound - from minor cuts and abrasions to deep, penetrating blade and gunshot wounds. Some sustained burns in the hospital fire, others broken bones from a knobkerries blow. All were exhausted, having fought in the desperate, hand-to-hand struggle for nearly half a day. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Helping-my-Comrade-Two-British-24th-Foot.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Senior-Zulu-Warrior-with-Axe.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:40:11 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20213.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>This senior Zulu officer carries the half-moon-shaped Zulu axe. The iron blade was attached to a straight wooden handle and, when employed in battle, was used primarily as a two-handed chopping weapon. Long and shallow in depth, the blade was designed so it could be used to hook an opponents shield exposing the defending warrior to further attack. The long handle was sturdy enough that it could block an opponents strike should the need arise. But because it was regarded as more of a symbol of rank and deployed only to the officer class, its use as a weapon in combat was not wide spread. However, the axe was deadly to be sure and was one of Shaka Zulus favorite close-quarter weapons. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Senior-Zulu-Warrior-with-Axe.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Waiting-to-Advance.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:40:11 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20208.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>The Zulu who advanced on the mission station at Rorkes Drift had been spoiling for a fight. They had been waiting in reserve most of the day during the Battle of Isandlwana, 22 Jan. 1879. They patiently watched as their comrades covered themselves in glory through the decimation of the red-coated invaders. Most of the Zulu left in reserve were married men, all in their 40s. As married men they wore the isicoco, or headring made of twisted grasses and woven into the hair, plastered with gum, and polished with beeswax to a glossy black sheen. Their total force was estimated at 4,000 and was set to storm the outpost and its 156 British defenders but still they had to wait as the unmarried iNdluyengwe regiment was first to attack. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Waiting-to-Advance.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Attacking.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:40:11 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20206.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>King Shaka revolutionized the way the Zulu fought insuring Zululands military might and his political power. Prior to his reign, opposing armies had lined up and lobbed their spears at each other. Shaka introduced close hand-to-hand combat using long bladed, short-shafted stabbing spears. His best warriors used the isihlangu shield, which means "to brush aside" and was to be used on the offense as well as the defense. He had them hook their shields under their opponents and wrench it aside, exposing the enemys left flank to the Zulu warriors spear. But perhaps his most significant (and to them revolutionary) tactic was the famed "Horns of the Buffalo" - a fighting formation employed by Hannibal in the Battle of Cannae some 2,000 years before and 8,000 miles away. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Attacking.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Krieger-Swinging-Knobkerrie.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:40:11 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20207.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>The knobkerrie, or iwisa club, was a significant weapon to the Zulu warrior and as simple as it seems, it required extra practice and strength to wield effectively. The club is, after all, an uncomplicated weapon, but the iwisa actually required expert craftsmanship to create. Made from a specific tree, olea capensis, the so-called ironwood tree - the worlds heaviest and hardest wood - the real secret was in the finish. The trees sap was applied to the freshly carved stick acting as a glue, ensuring durability as well as heft, and with a surprisingly beautiful varnished finish. Usually the sap would dry after one or two months, but at times would take up to a year to set. Once cured, the stick would become a deadly knobkerrie. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Krieger-Swinging-Knobkerrie.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Colour-Sergeant-Bourne-24th-Foot.html Sun, 26 Apr 2026 09:40:11 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20212.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5>Born in Balcombe, Sussex, England on 27 April 1855, Frank Edward Bourne was the youngest of eight children with five brothers and two sisters. The 17-year-old Bourne enlisted in the army on 18 December 1872. Four years later he was promoted to Colour Sergeant, becoming the youngest NCO of this rank in the entire British Army earning him the nickname "The Kid." On 22-23 January, Bourne was part of the garrison at Rorkes Drift which held off a sizable portion of the Zulu army. Bourne, who was now an NCO in B Company, 24th Regiment of Foot, helped organize the defense at the mission station and field hospital until relief arrived. He received the Distinguished Conduct Medal for "outstanding coolness and courage" during the battle. https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Colour-Sergeant-Bourne-24th-Foot.html https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Chief-Signaling-1879.html Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:50:29 +0200 <img src='https://www.zinnfigur.com/out/pictures/generated/product/1/390_245_75/846_20204.jpg' border=0 align='left' hspace=5> https://www.zinnfigur.com/en/Round-Figures/Toy-Figures/Britain/Zulu-War/Zulu-Chief-Signaling-1879.html