double axe indopersian for somment

Timo Nieminen · 21st July 2012, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ariel

Whatever it is, it is not a fighting implement. Real fighting axes have heavy, triangle-configured, blades. Otherwise, they are totally useless as practical weapons.

Except for all the fighting axes that aren't made that way, which still managed to be practical weapons, like the Dane axe, bardiche, bullova, Bronze age Vietnamese axes, etc. Large 2-handed axes, especially, tend to be thin-bladed.

Tirri has a whole page of thin-bladed axes described as "war axes" (pg 333), followed by a few more pages with more thin-bladed battle-axes.

Quote:

Originally Posted by ariel

My take: Qajar or even later, tourist item.

Likely enough.

weapons 27 · 21st July 2012, 06:16 AM

Iron axe is similar to that which is pictured on the book islamic weapons page 231
Thank you all for your comments has

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Timo Nieminen · 21st July 2012, 07:01 AM

Pg 221? Yes, very much the same style. Except for the lack of the spike. Late 18th century, so early Qajar?

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weapons 27 Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 462	Iron axe is similar to that which is pictured on the book islamic weapons page 231 Thank you all for your comments has weapons 27

21st July 2012, 07:01 AM	#3
Timo Nieminen Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 422	Pg 221? Yes, very much the same style. Except for the lack of the spike. Late 18th century, so early Qajar?