Bulova Axe with spear point

Kmaddock · 14th December 2021, 02:45 PM

Well here it is cleaned up a bit of the active rust.

Substantial length of 1.2 M overall , spear blade of 19 cm

Beautiful wooden handle colouration with a great grain simulated to look like bamboo

Blade on the spear is bulbus at top like an armour piercing Katar.

Nice brass butt cap finial and a v sharp axe, v little flex in the axe blade and rock solid

As you can see the whole thing is together a long time and the axe head would have to have been inserted from the top as the handle tapers towards the butt cap.

It has a lot of age and a very nice addition (I feel for my collection straight out of the woodwork.

Hope you enjoy it as much as I and this item is a definite keeper going into the permanent section of my collection.

Regards

Ken

Kmaddock · 14th December 2021, 02:46 PM

hope you can see the swelling in the spear tip with this picture

kronckew · 14th December 2021, 06:07 PM

Pictures helped. Looks like all the components are proper weapons. The axe head looks old school in the way the axe blade is inserted into the cheek/eye section & forge welded in place. The spear looks like a good armour piercing (for mail, not plate) Indian one. The tip swell is indeed visible, looks like similar reinforcing in katars and other knives.

A keeper for sure. Good for what goes bump in the night.

drac2k · 14th December 2021, 11:07 PM

As a fan of the Bulova, the ax heads are usually very nice, but the caps or the top spikes usually look like they are an afterthought or quite plain; yours is fantastic! Congratulations on your new acquisition!

Kmaddock · 15th December 2021, 10:44 AM

Thank you both for confirming it is a nice original piece.
As for age what do you think?
18th century I was putting it as but I have no real basis for this opinion.
Regards,
Ken

kronckew · 17th December 2021, 11:50 AM

Forgot to mention that the wooden haft grain looks a lot like coconut wood. It's good stuff.

14th December 2021, 02:45 PM	#1
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 545	Well here it is cleaned up a bit of the active rust. Substantial length of 1.2 M overall , spear blade of 19 cm Beautiful wooden handle colouration with a great grain simulated to look like bamboo Blade on the spear is bulbus at top like an armour piercing Katar. Nice brass butt cap finial and a v sharp axe, v little flex in the axe blade and rock solid As you can see the whole thing is together a long time and the axe head would have to have been inserted from the top as the handle tapers towards the butt cap. It has a lot of age and a very nice addition (I feel for my collection straight out of the woodwork. Hope you enjoy it as much as I and this item is a definite keeper going into the permanent section of my collection. Regards Ken Attached Images

14th December 2021, 02:46 PM	#2
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 545	hope you can see the swelling in the spear tip with this picture Attached Images

14th December 2021, 06:07 PM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,253	Pictures helped. Looks like all the components are proper weapons. The axe head looks old school in the way the axe blade is inserted into the cheek/eye section & forge welded in place. The spear looks like a good armour piercing (for mail, not plate) Indian one. The tip swell is indeed visible, looks like similar reinforcing in katars and other knives. A keeper for sure. Good for what goes bump in the night.

14th December 2021, 11:07 PM	#4
drac2k Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 1,287	As a fan of the Bulova, the ax heads are usually very nice, but the caps or the top spikes usually look like they are an afterthought or quite plain; yours is fantastic! Congratulations on your new acquisition!

15th December 2021, 10:44 AM	#5
Kmaddock Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Ireland Posts: 545	Thank you both for confirming it is a nice original piece. As for age what do you think? 18th century I was putting it as but I have no real basis for this opinion. Regards, Ken

17th December 2021, 11:50 AM	#6
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,253	Forgot to mention that the wooden haft grain looks a lot like coconut wood. It's good stuff.