ottoman or islamic axe form?

[BerberDagger]

Hi, anyone have pics or books reference on all the islamic axe form ? not only axe head but olso the form of the staff ...

thnak you

[Emanuel]

Hi there,

If you mean Arabian axe forms, read up on the jerz from the Musandam region of Oman It's been discussed on the forum before (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showpo...0&postcount=13)

Otherwise there are the Indo-Persian axe forms eventually adopted by Ottomans as well.

Emanuel

[estcrh]

Originally Posted by BerberDagger

Hi, anyone have pics or books reference on all the islamic axe form ? not only axe head but olso the form of the staff ...

thnak you

You can see quite a few varieties here.
http://www.pinterest.com/samuraianti...ammer-and-axe/

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by BerberDagger

Hi, anyone have pics or books reference on all the islamic axe form ? not only axe head but olso the form of the staff ...

thnak you

Salaams BerberDagger~ For references I suggest The Craft Heritage of Oman by Richardson and Dorr and our own thread already mentioned at post #13 on http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=jerz

I have been trying to get an exhibit from Musandam that is claimed to be a wootz head Jerz... and of the battle axe size about the size of a mans hand... much bigger than the usual quite small forms.

I also understand that the curator at the Al Ain Museum has a treatise on the subject of Jers axes and based on quite a collection though as yet I have not seen it...

Further axes can be seen on http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=wallace

A brilliant thread!

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

[spiral]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Salaams BerberDagger~ For references I suggest The Craft Heritage of Oman by Richardson and Dorr and our own thread already mentioned at http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showp...90&postcount=13

I have been trying to get an exhibit from Musandam that is claimed to be a wootz head Jerz... and of the battle axe size about the size of a mans hand... much bigger than the usual quite small forms.

I also understand that the curator at the Al Ain Museum has a treatise on the subject of Jers axes and based on quite a collection though as yet I have not seen it...

Further axes can be seen on http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showt...LACE+COLLECTION A brilliant thread!

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

You're Links don't seem to be working correctly Ibrahim?



spiral

[Ibrahiim al Balooshi]

Originally Posted by spiral

You're Links don't seem to be working correctly Ibrahim?



spiral

Salaams spiral ~ Fixed now Sir !
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

[Horsa]

Spiral there does not seem to be a single treatise. In any book on Islamic arms and armour you tend to get a couple of pages devoted to maces and axes but Ive never come across a work that discusses the evolution of the weapon over time for the different cultures and includes the major examples.

If one were produced I would be first on the order list. Judging from the pin interest pages Im not alone in being very interested in these types of weapons.


Horsa

[spiral]

Originally Posted by Ibrahiim al Balooshi

Salaams spiral ~ Fixed now Sir !
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

Bonjour Ibrahiim!

Indeed! Thank you!

spiral

[spiral]

Originally Posted by Horsa

Spiral there does not seem to be a single treatise. In any book on Islamic arms and armour you tend to get a couple of pages devoted to maces and axes but Ive never come across a work that discusses the evolution of the weapon over time for the different cultures and includes the major examples.

If one were produced I would be first on the order list. Judging from the pin interest pages Im not alone in being very interested in these types of weapons.


Horsa

Hi Horsa, I think your repley is for Berber Dagger rather than myself?

But thank you anyway!

spiral