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Originally Posted by Iliad
It seems that the main feature which distinguishes a battle axe from a parade axe would be the weight, a battle axe requiring a substantial weight to be truly effective.
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IMO, no. 560g of battle axe, large and potentially two-handed, says otherwise. Small one-handed battle axes can be significantly lighter. Battle axes are not beastly massive cleavers, they're usually light and agile - all the better for slicing and dicing. Light = fast. Fast = you actually hit the target.
Well, if a big axe is really lightweight compared with 500-800g or so, then weight might distinguish. OTOH, excessive weight can also diagnose parade weapons. Or distinguish tools from weapons - tool axes are often much heavier than battle axes of similar size.