Axehead for discussion

silberschatzimsee · 21st September 2017, 12:16 AM

After lurking here around for some time now i am proud to present my first ancient weapon i purchased earlier this month

I would appreciate your comments and remarks about it.

Kind regards
Andi

silberschatzimsee · 21st September 2017, 12:21 AM

Small picture

kronckew · 21st September 2017, 06:03 PM

looks a bit new. uniform patination looks unusual. where did you get it from? any providence? can you post a picture looking down at the eye? i like it, no matter what age it is

would look good re-hafted in a nice grainy wood like yew...

fernando · 21st September 2017, 07:18 PM

How old to be ancient, Andi ? No corrosion, or other signs of age

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colin henshaw · 21st September 2017, 08:27 PM

I believe the patina etc of this axe head are as a result of modern "conservation" methods. I have seen several similar examples in recent times, and it could well be ancient.

Evgeny_K · 22nd September 2017, 12:11 PM

It's so-called "Byzantine" battle axe.
Here is an excavated example from Crimea.
As for the discussed axe head, I'm not sure that it's authentic.

Victrix · 22nd September 2017, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evgeny_K

It's so-called "Byzantine" battle axe.
Here is an excavated example from Crimea.
As for the discussed axe head, I'm not sure that it's authentic.

Would this type of axe have been used by the Varangian guard?

Evgeny_K · 22nd September 2017, 03:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Victrix

Would this type of axe have been used by the Varangian guard?

I'm not sure.

silberschatzimsee · 22nd September 2017, 05:26 PM

@all Thank you for your input
It was sold to me as byzantine broad axe , modern cleaned and conserved, to me. So evgeny was spot on with his excavated example which looks very similar.
Its from a london collection which contained a lot of viking axeheads formed in the 1950s.

I have attached more pictures of the axehead. It seems as there is some black coating and then some kind of wax applied on top of it.

21st September 2017, 12:16 AM	#1
silberschatzimsee Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 90	Axehead for discussion After lurking here around for some time now i am proud to present my first ancient weapon i purchased earlier this month I would appreciate your comments and remarks about it. Kind regards Andi Last edited by fernando; 13th February 2019 at 08:51 AM. Reason: Links to photo hosts not allowed, as per rules.

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silberschatzimsee Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 90	Small picture Attached Images

22nd September 2017, 12:11 PM	#6
Evgeny_K Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 208	It's so-called "Byzantine" battle axe. Here is an excavated example from Crimea. As for the discussed axe head, I'm not sure that it's authentic. Attached Images

22nd September 2017, 05:26 PM	#9
silberschatzimsee Member Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 90	@all Thank you for your input It was sold to me as byzantine broad axe , modern cleaned and conserved, to me. So evgeny was spot on with his excavated example which looks very similar. Its from a london collection which contained a lot of viking axeheads formed in the 1950s. I have attached more pictures of the axehead. It seems as there is some black coating and then some kind of wax applied on top of it. Attached Images

21st September 2017, 06:03 PM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,183	looks a bit new. uniform patination looks unusual. where did you get it from? any providence? can you post a picture looking down at the eye? i like it, no matter what age it is would look good re-hafted in a nice grainy wood like yew...

21st September 2017, 07:18 PM	#4
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	How old to be ancient, Andi ? No corrosion, or other signs of age .

21st September 2017, 08:27 PM	#5
colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,430	I believe the patina etc of this axe head are as a result of modern "conservation" methods. I have seen several similar examples in recent times, and it could well be ancient.