Assegai and the SZD Zefir gliders. The Matabele downed their own rifles and ended the battle charging with "assegai" spears. The primary weapon was a thin 6-foot throwing spear, the "assegai". The Assegai is best propagated by seed. He was in a helpless condition with both arms broken and a severe assegai wound. He was in helpless condition with both arms broken, besides a severe assegai (spear) wound. The Zulu warriors used a long version of the assegai javelin as their primary weapon. Assagay is perhaps more commonly spelled as "assegai". The Assegai tree is attractive, fast-growing and hardy. The major shot two and received an assegai in the arm during this gallant attempt. Assegai is the fifth book of this sequence. Assegai Mk.1 powered by a Boreus afterburning turbojet. Weekly magazine "Flight" suggested "Albion" after rejecting "Avenger", "Apollo" and "Assegai". The assegai was not discarded, but was used for an initial missile assault. He used the man's assegai short sword to stab him in the stomach.