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Dear colleagues,
I'll be very grateful for any help in identifying of this axe. It has unusual form I've never seen before - something between the bardiche (half of the blade) and czekan (its rear part). It was found near Moscow. Here are dimensions: width - 17 cm, height - 15 cm, diameter 2.5 cm. Best regards |
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Appears to be Ottoman, 16th century. This could be, however, Russian, under Ottoman influence. The hammer side is typical, some are more pronounced, the lower lip sometimes joins the haft (berdiche-style), and sometimes just very close to the haft.
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P.S. Some descriptions are incorrect (particularly - "18TH-19TH C. SLAVIC/RUSSIAN AXES") |
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So it could be a local adoption of Turkish battle axe? |
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Well, could be. Because of the condition there is no option to see any marking or decoration to tell between. Because it was found near Moscow it can be Russian. As you probably know, Russian arms & armor show great influence from Turkish Ottoman and Persian.
I recommend to look in the book Russian Arms and Armour by Yuri Miller (I have it in English). |
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This is a medieval bearded axe of unknown probably european origin, maybe a viking axe.
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did similar large turkish ambassadorial parties ever get close to moskva? |
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