My son and I have taken a number of cape buffalo. We did shoulder mounts on two of them (the biggest ones each of us shot), but those mounts stick out 4 feet from the wall and we quickly ran out of space. We had one mounted as a bleached skull European mount and it is nice, but just looks like the bones it is, so not that interesting. Then I had one of the skulls bronzed with a patina applied that I liked. I am so pleased with it that I am having another cape buffalo skull done the same way that I shot in August. If you are interested in the bronzing, I can give you more information or even send you a picture of my mount.
Allan