Bearded Axe with Trefoil pierced blade

Lee · 21st December 2022, 12:59 AM

The smaller size and the piercing bring to mind a small axe that I have that I have interpreted as being a guild axe. (Photos to come and we will see if I remember it correctly.)

Here is a link to an item in the Smithsonian collections.

Bayowolf · 23rd December 2022, 10:19 PM

Thank you for your reply. Interesting guild axe in the link. I've found a few others that were quite similar. Was a guild axe a badge of office for a guild leader?

Will M · 24th December 2022, 06:10 PM

Looks like you have a partial makers mark with a six pointed star. May be worth pursuing?

23rd December 2022, 10:19 PM	#2
Bayowolf Member Join Date: May 2022 Posts: 21	Possible Guild Axe Thank you for your reply. Interesting guild axe in the link. I've found a few others that were quite similar. Was a guild axe a badge of office for a guild leader?

21st December 2022, 12:59 AM	#1
Lee EAAF Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Upstate New York, USA Posts: 980	The smaller size and the piercing bring to mind a small axe that I have that I have interpreted as being a guild axe. (Photos to come and we will see if I remember it correctly.) Here is a link to an item in the Smithsonian collections.

24th December 2022, 06:10 PM	#3
Will M Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: In the wee woods north of Napanee Ontario Posts: 416	Looks like you have a partial makers mark with a six pointed star. May be worth pursuing?