Kwi Ubudala bokuFumaneka, amajoni amaPhuthukezi aqalisa uhambo lokuya jonga iindawo ezingaziwayo kunye nokuseka iindlela zorhwebo. Ukuqinisekisa ukhuseleko lwabo kwiinqanawa kunye neekharaveli, basebenzise a isixhobo esisodwa ebizwa ngokuba yiCarracks Black Sword, ekwaziwa ngokuba yiCrab Sword.
Eli krele lingaqhelekanga laqanjwa ePortugal ngenkulungwane ye-15 kwaye lenzelwe ngokukodwa amajoni kunye noomatiloshe kuhambo lwabo lwehlabathi. Ibonisa umlindi owahlukileyo kunye namakhonkco amabini okukhusela, eyenzelwe ukukhusela iminwe yomphathi ngelixa ikwasebenza njengendlela yokubambisa i-blade yelinye iqela.
Enye yeempawu eziphawulekayo zeCarracks Black Sword yayingumbala wayo omnyama. Amajoni amaPhuthukezi apeyinta amakrele amnyama ukuze athintele ukukhanya, nto leyo enokubonisa ubukho bawo ezinqanaweni. Ukongeza, ipeyinti emnyama incede ukunciphisa umhlwa obangelwa ngamanzi anetyuwa, iqinisekisa ubomi obude bokusebenza kwekrele.
Ngaphandle kweempawu zayo ezisebenzayo, ikrele lalinesiteketiso esingaqhelekanga phakathi kwamajoni amaPhuthukezi. Bayibiza ngokuba yi "Colhona", igama eliguqulela "iibhola ezinkulu" ngesiPhuthukezi. Eli gama libalelwa kwiipleyiti ezingqukuva zekrele ezifana namasende, adityaniswe nokumila kwawo kwiphallic.
Imvelaphi echanekileyo yekrele ayicacanga, kodwa amakrele afanayo aneempawu ezifanayo afunyenwe phakathi kwemikhosi yaseCastilian kunye neminye imimandla yePeninsula yase-Iberia. Yaziwa ngokuba likrele laseIberia ngasekupheleni kwenkulungwane ye-15.
I-Portuguese Guard Sword, enye imodeli edumileyo phakathi kwemikhosi yamaPhuthukezi ngeli xesha, yayinencakuba ethe tye enecandelwana elinqamlezileyo ledayimane, i-discoidal pommel, kunye noonogada abafana nevolute. Imvelaphi yeli krele nayo ayicacanga, kodwa inokubonwa kwimisebenzi yobugcisa ukusuka ekupheleni kwenkulungwane ye-14.
Umzobi owaziwayo wasePhuthukezi uNuno Gonçalves ngokubalaseleyo uquke i-Portuguese Guard Sword kwimisebenzi yakhe, efana neSaint Vincent Panels kunye ne-Pastrana Tapestries, egxininisa ngakumbi ukubaluleka kwenkcubeko.
Ngelixa i-Portuguese Guard Sword kunye neCarracks Black Sword zabelana ngokufana kuyilo, kunyanzelekile ukuba ungabaphambanisi. I-Carracks Black Sword, kunye nesici sayo se-colhona, yayiyinguqulelo ekhethekileyo yesiPhuthukezi evela kwikrele lomlindi wesiPhuthukezi. Ukongezwa kwepleyiti okanye idiski ekupheleni kwequillon nganye kwanika umphathi wekrele ithuba elongezelelweyo kumlo we-melee.
Amakrele e-colhona ayesetyenziswa kakhulu kwizixeko zokurhweba zamaPhuthukezi eAfrika ngenkulungwane ye-16 kwaye aba luphawu lwembeko olwamkelwa ziinkosi zalapho. Oku kwanda kwamaPhuthukezi eAfrika kukhokelele ekusasazweni kwekrele phakathi kwabemi baseAfrika, ababeyijonga njengophawu lwesikhundla.
Kuluhlu lweempahla lwangoku, iCarracks Black Sword yayidla ngokuchazwa njenge "espada preta de bordo," igxininisa ipeyinti yayo emnyama kunye nokusetyenziswa kwayo ekulweni ngesandla kwiinqanawa kunye neenqaba ezikunxweme lwaseAfrika.
Ukuqukumbela, iCarracks Black Sword, eyaziwa ngokuba yiCrab Sword okanye iColhona, yayiyi isixhobo esimangalisayo esiyilelwe ukuhlangabezana neemfuno ezizodwa yamajoni Portuguese ngexesha Ubudala bokuFumaneka. Umbala wayo omnyama, umlindi owahlukileyo, kunye neencakuba ezongezelelekileyo ziyenze yasisixhobo esoyikekayo, evumela amajoni ukuba aphephe ukubhaqwa kunye nokulwa nomhlwa. Njengoko ukuhlola isiPhuthukezi kwanda kwiAfrika, ikrele liye lafumana ukuthandwa phakathi kwabantu baseAfrika njengophawu oluhlonitshwayo. Imbali yekrele kunye nokubaluleka kusebenza njengobungqina bobuchule obumangalisayo kunye nobuchule bamajoni amaPhuthukezi ngeli xesha lokuphonononga kunye nokufumanisa.
