The study, which is thematic, as well as analytical in presentation, is set to achieve four purposes. The first place is to examine the nature of the blacksmithing technology and its relevance in precolonial Zambia.. The second is to assess the contribution of the technology to the production of tools and weapons for local use, regalia and other and intrinsic goods for personal adornment and exchange. And thirdly, to assess the impact of colonialism on the decline of this technology.