Bullova for comment
 

just picked this one up on ebay, billed as a 19c indo-persian axe, described as possibly a tabar.

looks like a bullova to me. did a search here & there were not many bullova pics so i'll add this one to the library. (didn't look like a tabar to me, did a search on them too)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...ova/bulova.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...va/bulova2.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s...va/bulova3.jpg

9 in. blade length, 28 in. haft, brass end piece.

better pics to follow when it arrives....

Hi Kronckew,
Very nice Bullova, I've always had a soft spot for them, the pictures of my last surviving example are similar to yours. I've often wondered how effective these weapons were in battle and if there are any records of their use against the British? Whatever, they are certainly stunning to observe, mine lives on the wall and always becomes a talking point with visitors. The shaft on my axe has marks along it, that suggest it was once covered with rings-metal for extra clout??

Hi,
Nice beastie.
Regards,
Norman.

Here are pictures of mine ... and others.
Such a pitty that some precious illustrations on these pieces have already vanished from the thread.

http://www.vikingsword.com/ubb/Forum1/HTML/002342.html

Fernando

As I mentioned in another forum, nice Bullova!

Like Fernando, I have always liked these. Only have this one. Got it from Lew really like it.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...hlight=bullova

I TOO LIKE THESE AXES, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A VARIETY OF FORMS AND THEY RANGE FROM VERY CRUDE TO VERY FANCY QUALITY. HERE ARE A FEW ONE EVEN HAS A PATTEREN IN THE BLADE.

A FEW MORE,
THE FIRST ONE WAS REFERED TO AS A SAFAVID AX, I AM GUESSING THAT IS THE TRIBE RATHER THAN THE NAME OF THE AX TYPE, BUT AS I HAVEN'T LOOKED IT UP IT IS ONLY A GUESS. PERHAPS A MEMBER WITH MORE KNOWLEGE IN THIS FIELD CAN GIVE US MORE INFORMATION.

HI VANDOO,
THE FIRST ONE IS BEAUTYFULL.

And it is in mine collection... :D

CONGRADULATIONS !! :D

IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO SEE A FORUM MEMBER HAS SUCH A FINE TREASURE IN HIS COLLECTION. I AM NOT SURE WHERE I GOT THE PICTURES AS I ADD GOOD EXAMPLES TO MY REFRENCE BASE FROM MANY DIFFERENT SOURCES. I THINK YOUR EXAMPLE WAS FOR SALE AT THE TIME I GOT THE PICTURES BUT UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT WRITE DOWN ANY INFORMATION ABOUT IT.

DO YOU HAVE ANY GOOD INFORMATION TO SHARE ON IT SUCH AS WHERE IT WAS MADE , WHICH GROUP USED IT AND APPROXIMATE AGE?
THE FEW EXAMPLES OF THESE AXES I HAVE ARE NOT VERY FANCY BUT ARE LIGHT AND FAST IN THE HAND AND HANDLE VERY WELL FOR AN AX. I SUSPECT THE TRIBES USING THESE AXES HAD GOOD TECKNIQUES FOR USING THEM NOT JUST A BUNCH OF HEAVY CHOPPING TYPE OF ATTACK.

Stone puts it that all bullovas are from the wild tribes of Chota Nagpur.
He characterizes some of them by specific tribe. The split blade one from post #7 would be Khond; so seems to be mine and Bill's.
Fernando