Viking/Norman small axe?

kronckew · 25th October 2013, 08:04 PM

just had a reply from an email i sent the vendor suggesting the axe was likely afghani. he has replied that that may be correct, he got the batch from south asia.

p.s. - he had a sort of bearded/goose wing poll axe also for sale that i bid on and also got for the minimum price.

will see if it too has a cartouche when it gets here. this one has a more western haft with the blade set to the top & secured with a wedge.

Gavin Nugent · 26th October 2013, 01:16 PM

A friend has been bought to my attention that these are from the Maldives and the script is the native Dhivehi language.
They are being sold in volumes in the UK and he has quite a few different ones.

Gavin

kronckew · 26th October 2013, 05:26 PM

good thing they're quite cheap then. i won't mind throwing them about. still nice looking axes. my collection is a bit eclectic. i like users as well as antiques.

might strip the gunk off the wood hafts tho. wonder what kind of wood it is.

the vendor did have a fairly assorted batch of them. besides old tools, he also sells casting nets. hadn't seen them on epray b4.

edited:

the vendor just sent me another email. he says simply that "the language is urdu"

this makes the 'afghani' description more likely. urdu is of course spoken in no. pakistan where a lot of arms are made for the afghanis.

hard to pin these down as they have a lot of wiggle room.

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 27th October 2013, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronckew

good thing they're quite cheap then. i won't mind throwing them about. still nice looking axes. my collection is a bit eclectic. i like users as well as antiques.

might strip the gunk off the wood hafts tho. wonder what kind of wood it is.

the vendor did have a fairly assorted batch of them. besides old tools, he also sells casting nets. hadn't seen them on epray b4.

edited:

the vendor just sent me another email. he says simply that "the language is urdu"

this makes the 'afghani' description more likely. urdu is of course spoken in no. pakistan where a lot of arms are made for the afghanis.

hard to pin these down as they have a lot of wiggle room.

Salaams kronckew,

This is Punjabi ...Not Urdu ... It says Asif Iqbal(the maker) and Kujera Waala ( a district of Punjab.)

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

kronckew · 27th October 2013, 06:18 PM

ah, i've been hoping you'd comment!

شكرا لك يا سيدي
which hopefully says 'thank you, sir'

Ibrahiim al Balooshi · 27th October 2013, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kronckew

ah, i've been hoping you'd comment!

شكرا لك يا سيدي
which hopefully says 'thank you, sir'

Salaams kronckew My chief accountant who is from that region and is sitting opposite says "thank you very much" !

Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.

broadaxe · 28th October 2013, 03:51 PM

Punjab has some area in modern Afghanistan. The blade is actually slightly wider than common Afghani axes, but the overall appearance is alike, including the back strap.

25th October 2013, 08:04 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	just had a reply from an email i sent the vendor suggesting the axe was likely afghani. he has replied that that may be correct, he got the batch from south asia. p.s. - he had a sort of bearded/goose wing poll axe also for sale that i bid on and also got for the minimum price. will see if it too has a cartouche when it gets here. this one has a more western haft with the blade set to the top & secured with a wedge. Attached Images

26th October 2013, 05:26 PM	#3
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	good thing they're quite cheap then. i won't mind throwing them about. still nice looking axes. my collection is a bit eclectic. i like users as well as antiques. might strip the gunk off the wood hafts tho. wonder what kind of wood it is. the vendor did have a fairly assorted batch of them. besides old tools, he also sells casting nets. hadn't seen them on epray b4. edited: the vendor just sent me another email. he says simply that *"the language is urdu"* this makes the 'afghani' description more likely. urdu is of course spoken in no. pakistan where a lot of arms are made for the afghanis. hard to pin these down as they have a lot of wiggle room. Last edited by kronckew; 26th October 2013 at 07:01 PM.

26th October 2013, 01:16 PM	#2
Gavin Nugent Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 2,818	A friend has been bought to my attention that these are from the Maldives and the script is the native Dhivehi language. They are being sold in volumes in the UK and he has quite a few different ones. Gavin

27th October 2013, 06:18 PM	#5
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,215	ah, i've been hoping you'd comment! شكرا لك يا سيدي which hopefully says 'thank you, sir'

28th October 2013, 03:51 PM	#7
broadaxe Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 334	Punjab has some area in modern Afghanistan. The blade is actually slightly wider than common Afghani axes, but the overall appearance is alike, including the back strap.