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Old 10th November 2014, 03:34 AM   #1
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cruising thru FB, i came across this conversation. owner was wondering what this item is. my first thought was it's an indo-persian axe. is it, or is it something else???
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Old 10th November 2014, 06:42 AM   #2
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This looks European to me. My guess would be a Victorian interpretation of a 15th century war hammer?
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Old 10th November 2014, 09:05 AM   #3
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This looks European to me. My guess would be a Victorian interpretation of a 15th century war hammer?
I agree it is EU and very likely as TVV describes.
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Old 10th November 2014, 10:22 AM   #4
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Yes, a mix of Mamluk mace, Mughal zaghnal, Qajar axe and European war-hammer... Strange... The decoration is likely Indo-persian.
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thank you. what about age-wise? is it recent, or has it been around for awhile?
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thank you. what about age-wise? is it recent, or has it been around for awhile?
I know nothing about the axe but Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901.

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Old 10th November 2014, 01:04 PM   #7
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I know nothing about the axe but Victoria reigned from 1837 to 1901.

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ahhh, so that's her secret, hehe...

lol, can't help it
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ahhh, so that's her secret, hehe...

lol, can't help it
Yeah, your sworn to secrecy though... not many people know it...

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Yes, a mix of Mamluk mace, Mughal zaghnal, Qajar axe and European war-hammer... Strange... The decoration is likely Indo-persian.
Decoration is "Baroque" with S and C motifs. But looks similar to Western Asian "rumi" decoration patterns from a distance.
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