Shaka abolished this type of shield along with the long spear, replacing both with a shorter shield to about 1 m, so that it could be used in hand to hand combat along with the assegai (or short stabbing spear).
U-Shaka uqeda lolu hlobo lwesihlangu kanye nomkhonto omude, esikhundleni sakhe kokubili ngesihlangu esifushane cishe ku-1 m, ukuze sisetshenziselwe ukulwa ngokuhambisana nomlenze (noma umkhonto omfushane).