Nice Indo Persian Axe

[Atlantia]

Originally Posted by Sikh_soldier

Thanks everyone, very informative, are there any other formites who agree or disagree: is it the original head or not?

Also anyone hazzard a guess on the age?

Anymore info will be greatly appreciated, the auction house closes for christmas soon, and I have to make an offer soon


Thank you all, and by the way loving the ol Cockney slang

Regards
Bally

OK, here are my uneducated guesses, northern Indian, I'd say right at the top, Kashmir (do these go right into Afghanistan?). Date, and its going to be very general! I'd say post 1880 and pre 1940 (and its hard to tell of course without handling it) and I would say that the weight of probability is that the head IS original, but has been put back on the wrong way around.
I would guess that the head would come back off fairly easily, quite possibly as kronckew said the little finial will unscrew. Possibly it was broken off and whoever repaired it put the head on that way?
In any event I find I like it more every time I revisit the thread. If you can get it reasonably cheap then I'd say go for it!


P.S
Bally
If you get it you must come back tell us how much and make us all jealous!!