Medieval ? Iron spiked Axe / boarding axe ?

[francantolin]

Hello dear members,

I just won a lot of antique axe heads and spears
and I wanted your opinion about the one at the top.
It's the one that was the most described and as follows:
A medieval Iron Spiked Axe
1100-1300 AD. Medieval. iron axe with short, curvedblade, elliptical socket and spiked butt.

It looks like an old boarding axe to me , around 1700-1850

Difficult to believe it’s so old as described
( + a certificate / Oxford University Archeology Dr )

It’s ok because the global price was really fair.

For the others , they are described ́’a fantastic set of axes’́, but without any precise description. I find the second one from the top, which I believe to be of Viking type, particularly beautiful and seems authentic.

For the moment, I just have these pictures

What do you think ?

Kind regards

[toaster5sqn]

Just looking at the blade thickness is enough to tell that the top axe was never built to be a fighting weapon, unlike the others it's got the solid form of a tool axe.

Robert

[CutlassCollector]

Originally Posted by toaster5sqn

Just looking at the blade thickness is enough to tell that the top axe was never built to be a fighting weapon, unlike the others it's got the solid form of a tool axe.

Robert

I agree. It is similar in shape to some of the World War 1 trench axes or fire axes from around that time. The other axe heads look more interesting.

CC

[francantolin]

Hello,

Thank you,

Trench axe can be the right one,
Or else, I thought too about firemen axe
Just let in the ground for some decade / a century
Maybe sufficient for have this patina.

I"ll put other pictures when I'll get it
and of the certificate if it comes with the lot.