They are the African sticks, I guess, but with saddle leather tops - gotta email him - but I'm gonna redo the tops - see the post about "shooting sticks - what do you use" and I'm thinkin' about changing the joint cross to a screw (as seen in the post I mentioned) - presently they are joined with an elastic band - I also want to add a latigo lace between the legs so when I spread, the width is determined by the length of the lace between the legs. I took them out last weekend and liked them but the alterations I mentioned will improve the sticks. Keep in mind I got these sticks for standup shooting - I had a heck of a time finding anything that long to make my own.